HEUKING successfully represents STRABAG AG in merger control proceedings for the acquisition of the Stumpp Group

A cross-office team led by Dr. Stefan Bretthauer successfully represented STRABAG AG, Cologne, before the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) in merger control proceedings concerning the acquisition of all shares in the Stumpp Group, Balingen, which operates in road construction and upstream markets in southern Baden-Württemberg. The acquisition was cleared by the Federal Cartel Office on March 2, 2026, subject to conditions. Following fulfillment of the conditions, the merger was completed on April 28, 2026.

STRABAG AG is a German subsidiary of STRABAG SE, an Austrian publicly listed construction and technology group headquartered in Vienna. The company operates in the fields of building construction and civil engineering, transportation infrastructure construction, and construction and environmental engineering, working predominantly on a project basis. Its business activities are primarily focused on Europe, supplemented by select non-European markets.

The Stumpp Group is a family-owned German construction company headquartered in Balingen, Baden-Württemberg. It primarily operates in building construction, civil engineering, structural engineering, and infrastructure and transportation construction. The company works predominantly on a regional and national level for public-sector clients and private investors.

Counsel to STRABAG AG
HEUKING:
Dr. Stefan Bretthauer (Lead Partner), Hamburg,
Beatrice Stange, LL.M. (King's College London), Düsseldorf,
Dr. Ruth Jungkind, Munich,
Jia-Xi Liu (all Antitrust Law), Hamburg