UPC -with- Broadworks (Retail multi-channel pay TV market Broadband market.) [2010] IECompA M10009 (06 April 2010)

UPC -with- Broadworks (Retail multi-channel pay TV market Broadband market.) [2010] IECompA M10009 (06 April 2010)

The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition does not raise any competition concerns in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Citation
[2010] IECompA M10009
Parties
Acquirer: UPC Communications Ireland Limited; Target: Broadworks Communications Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
06 April 2010
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Media Mergers, Market Concentration, Broadband Market, Pay TV Market

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Parties

UPC Communications Ireland Limited

Acquirer

Broadworks Communications Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the acquisition of certain assets of Broadworks by UPC Ireland raises competition concerns in the State

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition does not raise any competition concerns in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • Acquisition of certain assets of Broadworks Communications Limited by UPC Communications Ireland Limited is cleared under Phase 1.