Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Shimano Holdings Germany GmbH; Paul Lange GmbH & Co. KG
BWB/Z-7194
On 08.01.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Shimano Holdings Germany GmbH (Germany) intends to acquire a 14.9% minority shareholding in Paul Lange GmbH & Co. KG (Germany).
C - MANUFACTURING C 30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment, C 30.9 - Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c., C 30.92 - Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages, G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.4 - Wholesale of household goods, G 46.49 - Wholesale of other household goods, G 47 - Retail trade, G 47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods, G 47.63 - Retail sale of sporting equipment
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 05.02.2026.
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 06.02.2026 .