The Austrian Cartel Court approved a merger in the compressor industry subject to brand divestment and access to customer base, parallel to Bundeskartellamt merger investigation (Atlas Copco/ABAC)

Nothhelfer, Wolfgang

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12 Feb 2007

The Austrian Cartel Court approved a merger in the compressor industry subject to brand divestment and access to customer base, parallel to Bundeskartellamt merger investigation (Atlas Copco/ABAC)

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Austrian Cartel Court, Oberlandesgericht als Kartellgericht (OLG), Atlas Copco/ABAC 25 Kt 75/06

The operation On 17 August 2006, Atlas Copco AB, a world leader in compressors, generators, construction and mining equipment, industrial tools, assembly systems and equipment rental, notified the BWB of its plans to acquire ABAC Aria Compressor S.p.A, a subsidiary of the ABAC group specialising in air compressors for industrial applications. After an initial investigation the BWB applied for an in-depth investigation of the merger at the Austrian Cartel Court on 13 September 2006. On 12

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Wolfgang Nothhelfer
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Wolfgang Nothhelfer, The Austrian Cartel Court approved a merger in the compressor industry subject to brand divestment and access to customer base, parallel to Bundeskartellamt merger investigation (Atlas Copco/ABAC), 12 February 2007, e-Competitions February 2007, Art. N° 22959

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