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In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the “operation summary” below, containing the information provided by the parties.
This information was prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the intended operation.
The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented.
Names of the companies and groups concerned:
- Acquirer No.1: Company “Pierer Industrie AG”;
- Acquirer No.2: Company “Mark Mateschitz Beteiligungs GmbH”;
- Acquirer No.3: Company “Raiffeisen Beteiligungsholding GmbH”;
- The target: Company “Rosenbauer International AG”.
Nature of the operation:
- Joint control acquisition.
Economic sectors concerned:
- Firefighting technologies and equipment market
Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:
- 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. October 31, 2024.
NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES
The Competition Council received a notification of an economic concentration operation concerning the joint (indirect) acquisition of control of the company “Rosenbauer International AG” (RBI) by the companies “Pierer Industrie AG”, “Mark Mateschitz Beteiligungs GmbH” and “Raiffeisen Beteiligungsholding GmbH”, through the company “Robau Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH” by acquiring 50.1% of the share capital of “RBI”.
“Pierer Industrie AG” is an Austrian joint-stock company and the parent company of the “Pierer Industrie” group, which is a globally active industrial investment group in the production and distribution of motorcycles and other two-wheeled motor vehicles;
“Mark Mateschitz Beteiligungs GmbH” is an Austrian limited liability company that holds stakes in companies in various sectors, with its main activity being asset and property management.
“Raiffeisen Beteiligungsholding GmbH” is an Austrian limited liability company that holds strategic stakes in the banking, real estate, and industrial sectors as well as in the agri-food sector.
“Rosenbauer International AG”, an Austrian joint-stock company, is the parent company of the Rosenbauer group, specialized in the development, production, and sale of vehicles, firefighting technologies and equipment, as well as digital solutions for professional, industrial, factory, and volunteer fire services, and in preventive fire protection systems.
“Robau Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH” is an Austrian limited liability company that is a newly established holding company.
Done in Rabat on October 17, 2024.
