Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Sonepar Österreich GmbH; STARA Elektrogroßhandelsgesellschaft mbH
BWB/Z-7511
On 06.10.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Sonepar Österreich GmbH, Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel 67, 1120 Vienna, Austria, intends to acquire all shares in, and thereby sole control over, STARA Elektrogroßhandelsgesellschaft mbH, Autokaderstraße 31, 1210 Vienna, Austria.
G - WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE G 46 - Wholesale trade, G 46.4 - Wholesale of household goods, G 46.43 - Wholesale of electrical household appliances, G 46.6 - Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies, G 46.64 - Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 03.11.2026.
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.