Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act

The Paragon Fund III GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment KG; KME Special Products GmbH & Co. KG - BWB/Z-5801 | Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

The Paragon Fund III GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment KG; KME Special Products GmbH & Co. KG

BWB/Z-5801

17.12.2021

On 16.12.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

The Paragon Fund III GmbH & Co. geschlossene Investment KG, Munich, Germany, intends to acquire sole control over the "Special Products" business of KME Special
Products GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück, Germany.
Economic Sector: Metal production and processing, production of metal products

Industry sector: C - Verarbeitendes Gewerbe/Herstellung von Waren

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 13.01.2022.

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 14.01.2022 .

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