BIIP / Guggenheim Alternative Asset [2005] IECompA m05084 (23 December 2005)

BIIP / Guggenheim Alternative Asset [2005] IECompA m05084 (23 December 2005)

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is cleared under Irish merger control law.

Parties
Acquirer: Bank of Ireland Group; Target: Guggenheim Alternative Asset Management LLC
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
23 December 2005
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Preliminary Investigation
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Financial Services, Investment Management
Competition Law Merger Control Financial Services Investment Management

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Parties

Bank of Ireland Group

Acquirer

Guggenheim Alternative Asset Management LLC

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Preliminary Investigation

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Guggenheim Alternative Asset Management LLC by Bank of Ireland Group raises competition concerns under Irish merger control law

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is cleared under Irish merger control law.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition is approved and may proceed.