Competition Commission examines merger of NLZ and Anzeiger Luzern

Free newspapers The Competition Commission (ComCo) is scrutinizing the planned participation of Neue Luzerner Zeitung AG (NLZ) in Anzeiger Luzern AG. The ComCo's preliminary examination revealed indications of the creation or strengthening of a dominant position in the regional and local advertising market in the Lucerne area. NLZ intends to acquire a 30 percent stake in Anzeiger Luzern AG, which publishes the free newspapers Anzeiger Luzern and Luzerner Woche, as part of a capital increase.