DuPont / Syngenta [2006] IECompA m06010 (3 March 2006)

DuPont / Syngenta [2006] IECompA m06010 (3 March 2006)

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns subject to agreed measures, as the combined entity would not have the ability to significantly impede effective competition in the relevant market.

Parties
Acquirer: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company; Target: Syngenta Limited; Interested Party: Irish Potato Marketing Limited; Interested Party: North Donegal Potato Producers Society Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
03 March 2006
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance With Measures
Outcome
Cleared with agreed measures
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Agro Chemicals, Cereal Fungicides
Competition Law Merger Control Agro Chemicals Cereal Fungicides

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Parties

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Acquirer

Syngenta Limited

Target

Irish Potato Marketing Limited

Interested Party

North Donegal Potato Producers Society Limited

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance With Measures

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the market for cereal fungicides in Ireland.

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns subject to agreed measures, as the combined entity would not have the ability to significantly impede effective competition in the relevant market.

Court Disposition

Cleared with agreed measures

Orders

  • Acquisition approved subject to agreed measures to address competition concerns.