Clarification by German Competition Authoritiy Acquisition of Mittelbayerische Zeitung by Verlagsgesellschaft Passau

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On 26th of October 2021, German Competition Authority (“The Bundeskartellamt”) has cleared plans by the publishing house Verlagsgesellschaft Passau GmbH to acquire all the shares in Mittelbayerische Medien Holding KG.

The Bundeskartellamt explained that the acquisition of Mittelbayerische Zeitung by Verlagsgesellschaft Passau does not raise any competition concerns and the circulation areas of the newspapers concerned overlap only marginally so that it cannot be assumed that there is a competitive relationship between the parties involved.

You can find the full text of the press release here.

 

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