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The Competition Authority invites submissions regarding Storytel's acquisition of 70% of Forlagsins' shares.

5. August 2020
Snowcap Mountain

Samkeppniseftirlitinu var þann 20. júlí sl. tilkynnt um fyrirhuguð kaup Storytel AB (hér eftir Storytel) á 70% eignarhlut í Forlaginu ehf. (hér eftir Forlagið), sbr. meðfylgjandi samrunaskrá. Storytel er fyrirtækjasamstæða sem samanstendur af tveimur viðskiptahliðum, útgáfu og streymi. Starfsemi Storytel á Íslandi fer einkum í gegnum dótturfélag Storytel, Storytel Iceland ehf., og felst einkum í sölu á áskriftum að streymisveitu Storytel og dreifingu íslenskra hljóðbóka og rafbóka á grundvelli dreifingarsamninga við bókaútgefendur. Forlagið er útgáfufyrirtæki á Íslandi. Félagið gefur út bækur undir merkjum JPV útgáfu, Máls og menningar, Vöku-Helgafells, Ókeibóka og Iðunnar og selur til endurseljenda. Forlagið rekur einnig eina bókabúð auk vefverslunar.

The Competition Authority has the task, under the Competition Act, of investigating mergers and must, in this regard, assess whether a merger of companies substantially impairs competition and thereby harms the interests of the public or the business community. When assessing the effects of mergers, the Competition Authority gathers information from parties which may, as appropriate, be customers or competitors of the merging parties, or be otherwise connected to the relevant markets.

Samkeppniseftirlitið veitir hér með þeim sem telja sig hafa hagsmuna að gæta vegna samrunans færi á því að koma að sjónarmiðum vegna hans. Þess er óskað að umsagnir vegna samrunans berist eigi síða en 13. ágúst nk. to the email address samkeppni@samkeppni.is.

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Samrunaskrá án trúnaðar.

Umsagnarbréf, dags. 5.ágúst 2020.

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