CRH (SKS) / Halfen [2006] IECompA m06012 (3 March 2006)

CRH (SKS) / Halfen [2006] IECompA m06012 (3 March 2006)

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is cleared unconditionally under Phase 1 review.

Parties
Acquirer: CRH plc through SKS Drahtgitter Beteiligungs-GmbH; Target: Halfen GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft and Halfen GmbH
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
03 March 2006
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition, Market Concentration

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Parties

CRH plc through SKS Drahtgitter Beteiligungs-GmbH

Acquirer

Halfen GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft and Halfen GmbH

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is cleared unconditionally under Phase 1 review.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition is approved without conditions.