Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Commerzbank AG; Deutsche Bank AG; Deutsche Sparkassen- und Giroverband e.V
BWB/Z-7499
On 25.09.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Establishment of a full-function joint venture by Commerzbank AG, die Deutsche Bank AG und den Deutschen Sparkassen- und Giroverband e.V., all Germany.
Economic Sectors: Data processing, hosting and related activities.
K - TELECOMMUNICATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, CONSULTING, COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES K 63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities, K 63.1 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities, K 63.10 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 23.10.2026.
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.