Tata Chemicals -with- Chesire Salt (The manufacture and sale of salt products) [2010] IECompA M10044 (17 December 2010)

Tata Chemicals -with- Chesire Salt (The manufacture and sale of salt products) [2010] IECompA M10044 (17 December 2010)

The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the relevant market and therefore cleared the transaction.

Citation
[2010] IECompA M10044
Parties
Acquirer: Tata Chemicals; Target: Chesire Salt Holdings Limited; Acquirer Subsidiary: Tata Chemicals Europe Holdings Limited; Target Subsidiary: British Salt Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
17 December 2010
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition Clearance, Manufacture and Sale of Salt Products
Competition Law Merger Control Acquisition Clearance Manufacture and Sale of Salt Products

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Parties

Tata Chemicals

Acquirer

Chesire Salt Holdings Limited

Target

Tata Chemicals Europe Holdings Limited

Acquirer Subsidiary

British Salt Limited

Target Subsidiary

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Chesire Salt Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries by Tata Chemicals raises competition concerns

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the relevant market and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by Tata Chemicals of Chesire Salt Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries is cleared.