KKR Group & Silver Lake (Argos) / Agilent Technologies [2005] IECompA m05060 (13 September 2005)
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is cleared under Irish competition law.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Argos Acquisition Pte. Limited; Acquirer: KKR Group; Acquirer: Silver Lake (Argos); Target: Agilent Technologies Inc.
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 13 September 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Phase 1 Preliminary Investigation
- Outcome
- Cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Acquisition, Semiconductor Industry
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Parties
Argos Acquisition Pte. Limited
Acquirer
KKR Group
Acquirer
Silver Lake (Argos)
Acquirer
Agilent Technologies Inc.
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Preliminary Investigation
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of the Semiconductor Products Group Business of Agilent Technologies Inc. by Argos Acquisition Pte. Limited (backed by KKR Group and Silver Lake) raises competition concerns under Irish law.
Ratio Decidendi
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is cleared under Irish competition law.
Court Disposition
Cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is approved and may proceed.
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