Case summary from 26 November: Bundeskartellamt clears the acquisition by the XXXLutz group of 50% of the shares in Roller GmbH & Co. KG and Tejo Möbel Management Holding GmbH & Co. KG only subject to conditions (Decision of 25 November 2020)

Following an in-depth examination the Bundeskartellamt has cleared the planned acquisition by Mann Mobilia Beteiligungs GmbH, based in Würzburg (part of the Austrian XXXLutz Group) of 50 percent of the shares in tejo Möbel Management Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Goslar, and Roller GmbH & Co. KG, Gelsenkirchen (Tessner group), subject to conditions. Clearance was granted with regard to the sales side of the planned merger (relationship between furniture retailers and end customers).