欧盟反垄断调查人员于周一对奥地利家具零售商XXXLutz收购德国同业Porta的交易启动全面调查，称该交易可能在多个欧盟国家显著影响竞争，这可能要求XXXLutz提出补救措施以应对其担忧。
Austrian furniture retailer XXXLutz's German deal hit by EU antitrust investigation By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Oct 12 - EU antitrust investigators opened a full-scale investigation into Austrian furniture retailer XXXLutz's proposed acquisition of German peer Porta on Monday, saying the deal may significantly impact competition in several EU countries, a move which could require XXXLutz to offer remedies to address their concerns.
XXXLutz的品牌包括XXXLutz、Mömax、Roller、Braun、Home24和Möbelix，此外还销售电子产品和家电，除了家具和家居用品。该公司于2025年1月宣布了该交易。
作为欧盟竞争执法机构的欧盟委员会表示，其对该交易的初步审查显示出一些担忧，特别是在折扣店家具零售市场。
XXXLutz, whose brands include XXXLutz, Mömax, Roller, Braun, Home24 and Möbelix and also sells electronics and appliances in addition to furniture and household goods announced the deal in January 2025. The European Commission, which is the EU competition enforcer, said its preliminary review of the deal signalled some concerns especially in the market for the retail sale of furniture in discount stores.
委员会在一份声明中表示：“在这些市场中，该交易可能会移除公司之间的重要竞争限制，因为它们是德国、捷克和斯洛伐克少数几家经营提供全系列家具的零售店网络的参与者之一。”
"Within these markets, the transaction may remove important competitive constraints between the companies, as they are among the few players in Germany, Czechia and Slovakia operating furniture retail store networks offering the full range of furniture," the Commission said in a statement.
委员会还表示，由于XXXLutz的采购协会GIGA International赋予了公司显著的采购能力，德国、捷克共和国、斯洛伐克和波兰的制造商和供应商也可能受到该交易的影响。委员会设定了2月25日作为做出决定的截止日期。
It said manufacturers and suppliers in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland may also be impacted by the deal due to XXXLutz's purchasing association GIGA International which gives the company significant purchasing power. It set a February 25 deadline for its decision.
XXXLutz今年7月曾陷入欧盟反垄断监管机构的视线，当时他们启动了一项单独的调查，以确定该公司是否在未首先获得其批准的情况下实施了该交易。如果被认定为跳枪，该公司可能面临最高达其全球年营业额10%的巨额罚款。
XXXLutz found itself in EU antitrust regulators' crosshairs in July this year which opened a separate investigation into whether it had implemented the deal without first securing their approval. The company could face a hefty fine as much as 10% of its global annual turnover if found guilty of jumping the gun.