Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11685 – PIAG / MMBET / RBH / ROSENBAUER) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, beverage industry, building industry, economic concentration, electronics industry, fire protection, leisure, merger control, motor vehicle industry, two-wheeled vehicle








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2024/6714


31.10.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11685 – PIAG / MMBET / RBH / ROSENBAUER)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6714)


1.   
On 24 October 2024, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






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Pierer Industrie AG (‘PIAG’, Austria), indirectly controlled by Stefan Pierer,










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Mark Mateschitz Beteiligungs GmbH (‘MMBET’, Austria), controlled by Mark Mateschitz,










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Raiffeisen Beteiligungsholding GmbH (‘RBH’, Austria), controlled by Raiffeisenbankengruppe OÖ Verbund eGen (Austria),










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Rosenbauer International AG (‘RBI’, Austria), controlled by Rosenbauer Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH (Austria).




PIAG, MMBET and RBH will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of RBI.
The concentration is accomplished by way of a capital increase, a purchase of shares and a mandatory public bid offer announced on 1 August 2024 (but not yet published).


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






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PIAG is the parent company of the Pierer Group which is active worldwide in the production and sale of motorised two-wheelers and related components, as well as in the automotive supply industry,










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MMBET holds interests, mainly in Austria, in a number of subsidiaries active amongst others in the motorsport, gastronomy, large-scale events, beverages production and distribution, construction, agicultural and forestry sectors,










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RBH holds participations, mainly in Austria, in the banking, financial, real estate, food and industrial sectors.






3.   
The business activities of RBI are the following:






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Development, manufacture and worldwide distribution of vehicles, firefighting technology, and equipment for fire departments as well as preventive fire protection systems.






4.   
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


5.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11685 – PIAG / MMBET / RBH / ROSENBAUER
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




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(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  
            OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


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