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
Legal Issues
- 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.
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