Abbott Laboratories / Natural Supplement Association [2004] IECompA m04058 (13 October 2004)
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is compatible with competition law requirements.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Abbott Laboratories; Target: Natural Supplement Association Inc. (trading as Experimental & Applied Sciences Inc. - EAS)
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 13 October 2004
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Preliminary Investigation (phase 1)
- Outcome
- approved
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Acquisition, Nutritional Food Products
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Parties
Abbott Laboratories
Acquirer
Natural Supplement Association Inc. (trading as Experimental & Applied Sciences Inc. - EAS)
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Preliminary Investigation (phase 1)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Natural Supplement Association Inc. by Abbott Laboratories is compatible with competition law requirements in Ireland.
Ratio Decidendi
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is compatible with competition law requirements.
Court Disposition
approved
Orders
- The proposed acquisition of Natural Supplement Association Inc. by Abbott Laboratories is approved.
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