Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.; Quest Software Inc. - BWB/Z-5793 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.; Quest Software Inc.

BWB/Z-5793

09.12.2021

On 07.12.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

Clearlake Capital Group L.P., Santa Monica, California, USA, intends to acquire all shares and sole control over Seahawk Holdings Limited, Georgetown, Cayman Islands,
which is the ultimate holding company of Quest Software Inc., Aliso Viejo, California, USA.
Economic Sector: Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 04.01.2022.

Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.

Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.

Non-prohibition of the merger

The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 05.01.2022 .

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