ABN Amro / Volution [2006] IECompA m06042 (6 July 2006)
The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition and cleared the transaction in Phase 1.
- Parties
- Acquirer: ABN AMRO Capital Buy Out Fund; Target: Volution Holdings Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 06 July 2006
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Decision (phase 1 Clearance)
- Outcome
- cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Media Merger, Heating Systems, Cable Management Solutions
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Parties
ABN AMRO Capital Buy Out Fund
Acquirer
Volution Holdings Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Decision (phase 1 Clearance)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the relevant markets
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition and cleared the transaction in Phase 1.
Court Disposition
cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is cleared under Phase 1.
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