Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Dachser Group SE & Co. KG; Traußnig Spedition GmbH; Güterverteilzentrum Spedition und Transport GesmbH
BWB/Z-7522
On 19.10.2026 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Dachser Group SE & Co. KG (Germany) and Traußnig Spedition GmbH (Austria) each intend to increase their respective existing shareholdings to 50 % of the shares in and thereby acquire joint control over GVZ Güterverteilzentrum Spedition und Transport GesmbH (Austria).
The proposed transaction concerns groupage freight handling and goods distribution services.
Affected business areas: Support activities for transportation.
H - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE H 52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation, H 52.2 - Support activities for transportation, H 52.21 - Service activities incidental to land transportation, H 52.22 - Service activities incidental to water transportation, H 52.23 - Service activities incidental to air transportation, H 52.24 - Cargo handling, H 52.25 - Logistics service activities, H 52.26 - Other support activities for transportation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 16.11.2026.
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.