CapVest / Origin Foods / Maiden [2010] IECompA m10031 (13 September 2010)

CapVest / Origin Foods / Maiden [2010] IECompA m10031 (13 September 2010)

The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition by CapVest Equity Partners II, L.P. of sole control of Origin Foods and Maiden Acquisition Company Holdings would not substantially lessen competition in the Irish retail and food service sectors.

Parties
Acquirer: CapVest Equity Partners II, L.P.; Target: Origin Foods; Target: Maiden Acquisition Company Holdings
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
13 September 2010
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition, Market Concentration
Competition Law Merger Control Acquisition Market Concentration

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Parties

CapVest Equity Partners II, L.P.

Acquirer

Origin Foods

Target

Maiden Acquisition Company Holdings

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the Irish retail and food service sectors.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition by CapVest Equity Partners II, L.P. of sole control of Origin Foods and Maiden Acquisition Company Holdings would not substantially lessen competition in the Irish retail and food service sectors.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition is cleared under Phase 1.