Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

smartclip Europe GmbH; Amobee EMEA Ltd. - BWB/Z-5798 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

smartclip Europe GmbH; Amobee EMEA Ltd.

BWB/Z-5798

13.12.2021

On 13.12.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

smartclip Europe GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, and Amobee EMEA Ltd., London, United Kingdom, intend to establish a joint venture in the field of providing support services to digital advertising intermediaries. The joint venture shall only provide services to its Parent Companies and related entities.
Affected industry: Advertising

Industry sector: M - Erbringung von freiberuflichen, wissenschaftlichen und technischen Dienstleistungen

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 10.01.2022.

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 11.01.2022 .

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