Press Acquisitions -with- Telegraph Group (Newspaper) [2004] IECompA M04038 (29 June 2004)
The acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is compatible with Irish competition law requirements for media mergers.
- Citation
- [2004] IECompA M04038
- Parties
- Acquirer: Press Acquisitions Limited; Target: Telegraph Group Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 29 June 2004
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Preliminary Investigation (phase 1)
- Outcome
- approved
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Media Sector Mergers
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Parties
Press Acquisitions Limited
Acquirer
Telegraph Group Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Preliminary Investigation (phase 1)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Group Limited by Press Acquisitions Limited raises competition concerns under Irish merger control law.
Ratio Decidendi
The acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is compatible with Irish competition law requirements for media mergers.
Court Disposition
approved
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is cleared and may proceed.
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