The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB) has discontinued its investigation into a suspected illegal merger between Supernova Invest GmbH and XXXLutz subsidiary SAR Leasing Gesellschaft mbH.
The probe began after media reports suggested that former KIKA/Leiner locations were sold to XXXLutz without being reported to the BWB, potentially violating merger regulations. However, the investigation found that the transaction did not meet the required sales thresholds or involve a significant part of the business.
As the acquisition only involved real estate with no operational furniture trade activity, the companies were not required to notify the BWB. The investigation has now been officially closed.
