Key legal question
Whether X. AG became party and creditor through merger and split without requiring respondent's consent
Extracted holding
Yes. Both merger and split operate as universal succession; the claim passed to X. AG and no party change requiring consent occurred.
Extracted reasoning
Merger transfers all assets and liabilities by law under Art. 22 FusG. Split likewise effects a full universal succession limited only in scope to inventoried assets under Art. 52 FusG; therefore it is not a party change within Art. 17(3) BZP i.V.m. Art. 40 OG.