Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11842 – EICHLER CONSULTING / MAXIMILIAN AICHER / EVELYNE MARIA AICHER / WOLFGANG REITZLE / TELCHAR INVESTMENTS / RMH PRODUCTION) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-01-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: business management, consultancy, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, iron and steel industry, merger control, real estate business, viticulture, wine








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C/2025/343


14.1.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11842 – EICHLER CONSULTING / MAXIMILIAN AICHER / EVELYNE MARIA AICHER / WOLFGANG REITZLE / TELCHAR INVESTMENTS / RMH PRODUCTION)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/343)


1.   
On 6 January 2025, 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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Telchar Investments B.V. (‘Telchar Investments’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Mr Lukas Rosenzweig,










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Mr Maximilian Aicher (Germany),










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Ms Evelyne Aicher (Germany),










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Eichler Consulting AG (Switzerland), controlled by Mr Edwin Eichler,










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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle (Switzerland),










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Rohrwerk Maxhütte Production GmbH (‘RMH Production’, Germany), currently jointly controlled by Mr Maximilian Aicher, Ms Evelyne Aicher, Eicher Consulting AG and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle.




Telchar Investments, Mr Maximilian Aichler, Ms Evelyne Aicher, Eichler Consulting AG and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of RMH Production.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






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Telchar Investments is a holding and investment entity ultimately controlled by Mr Lukas Rosenzweig, whose activities are mostly focused on real estate, private credit and other assets,










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Mr Maximilian Aicher is a private individual, with activities in the steel sector,










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Ms Evelyne Aicher is a private individual, with activities in real estate,










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Eichler Consulting AG, ultimately controlled by Mr Edwin Eichler and active in business consulting,










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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle is a private individual, with activities in business consulting and wine production and distribution.






3.   

The business activities of the RMH Production are the following: production and sale of seamless carbon steel tubes.



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.11842 – EICHLER CONSULTING / MAXIMILIAN AICHER / EVELYNE MARIA AICHER / WOLFGANG REITZLE / TELCHAR INVESTMENTS / RMH PRODUCTION
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




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







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

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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/343/oj
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