Musgrave Ltd -with- Express Checkout (Grocery) [2003] IECompA M03001 (12 February 2003)
The Competition Authority found that the acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the grocery sector and cleared the transaction.
- Citation
- [2003] IECompA M03001
- Parties
- Acquirer: Musgrave Ltd; Seller: Joseph Nally; Target: Express Checkout (Grocery)
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 12 February 2003
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
- Outcome
- cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Supermarket Acquisition
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Parties
Musgrave Ltd
Acquirer
Joseph Nally
Seller
Express Checkout (Grocery)
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the grocery sector
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition Authority found that the acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the grocery sector and cleared the transaction.
Court Disposition
cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is approved and may proceed.
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