River Newspapers NI/ Olok [2007] IECompA m07005 (12 January 2007)
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is cleared under Phase 1.
- Parties
- Acquirer: River Newspapers (NI) Ltd; Target: Olok Ltd; Other: Development Capital Corporation; Other: Terence Hayden; Other: Brian Craig; Other: Nikolaos Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 12 January 2007
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
- Outcome
- Cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Media Sector, Regional Newspapers
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Parties
River Newspapers (NI) Ltd
Acquirer
Olok Ltd
Target
Development Capital Corporation
Other
Terence Hayden
Other
Brian Craig
Other
Nikolaos Ltd
Other
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the regional newspaper market
Ratio Decidendi
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is cleared under Phase 1.
Court Disposition
Cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is approved without conditions.
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