Bridgepoint / Auto-Sleepers [2005] IECompA m05044 (21 July 2005)
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is approved under Phase 1 investigation.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Bridgepoint Capital Group Limited; Target: Auto-Sleepers Group Limited; Individual: Martin Andrew Doyle; Individual: Joseph Moffitt
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 21 July 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Preliminary Investigation (phase 1)
- Outcome
- approved
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Acquisition, Motorhomes Sector
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Parties
Bridgepoint Capital Group Limited
Acquirer
Auto-Sleepers Group Limited
Target
Martin Andrew Doyle
Individual
Joseph Moffitt
Individual
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Preliminary Investigation (phase 1)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Auto-Sleepers by Bridgepoint raises competition concerns under Irish merger control law
Ratio Decidendi
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is approved under Phase 1 investigation.
Court Disposition
approved
Orders
- The merger between Bridgepoint Capital Group Limited and Auto-Sleepers Group Limited is cleared.
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