Agricultural Trust/ Irish Catholic [2007] IECompA m07019 (9 May 2007)
The proposed transaction does not raise competition concerns and is cleared unconditionally at Phase 1.
- Parties
- Acquirer: The Agricultural Trust; Target: The Irish Catholic Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 09 May 2007
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Phase 1 Determination
- Outcome
- Cleared (Phase 1)
- Legal Topics
- Media Merger, Merger Control, Specialist Periodicals
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Parties
The Agricultural Trust
Acquirer
The Irish Catholic Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of The Irish Catholic by The Agricultural Trust would substantially lessen competition in the market for specialist weekly periodicals
Ratio Decidendi
The proposed transaction does not raise competition concerns and is cleared unconditionally at Phase 1.
Court Disposition
Cleared (Phase 1)
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