Trinity Mirror / Financial Jobs Online [2005] IECompA m05052 (17 August 2005)
The transaction constitutes a media merger within the meaning of the Act, and after assessment, the Authority found no grounds to prohibit or impose conditions on the merger.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Trinity Mirror Digital Limited; Target: Financial Jobs Online Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 17 August 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Decision
- Outcome
- approved
- Legal Topics
- Media Merger, Merger Control
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Parties
Trinity Mirror Digital Limited
Acquirer
Financial Jobs Online Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition constitutes a media merger under the relevant Act
- 2 Whether the merger raises competition concerns
Ratio Decidendi
The transaction constitutes a media merger within the meaning of the Act, and after assessment, the Authority found no grounds to prohibit or impose conditions on the merger.
Court Disposition
approved
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is approved without conditions.
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