Trinity Mirror Digital / Paldonsay [2005] IECompA m05083 (23 December 2005)
The acquisition does not raise competition concerns in the relevant media and online recruitment advertising markets and is therefore approved.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Trinity Mirror Digital Limited; Target: Paldonsay Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 23 December 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Phase 1 Preliminary Investigation
- Outcome
- Merger approved
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Media Sector, Acquisition of Share Capital
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Parties
Trinity Mirror Digital Limited
Acquirer
Paldonsay Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Preliminary Investigation
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Paldonsay Limited by Trinity Mirror Digital Limited is compatible with competition law requirements
Ratio Decidendi
The acquisition does not raise competition concerns in the relevant media and online recruitment advertising markets and is therefore approved.
Court Disposition
Merger approved
Orders
- The proposed acquisition of Paldonsay Limited by Trinity Mirror Digital Limited is cleared under competition law.
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