Capita IT / Northgate [2013] IECompA m13002 (14 February 2013)

Capita IT / Northgate [2013] IECompA m13002 (14 February 2013)

The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any relevant market and therefore cleared the transaction at Phase 1.

Parties
Acquirer: Capita IT Services Holdings Limited; Target: Northgate Managed Services Limited; Other: Navenby Limited; Other: Savage Plastic Packaging Limited; Other: Savpak Limited; Other: Noel Savage and others
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
14 February 2013
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared (Phase 1)
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition Clearance

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Parties

Capita IT Services Holdings Limited

Acquirer

Northgate Managed Services Limited

Target

Navenby Limited

Other

Savage Plastic Packaging Limited

Other

Savpak Limited

Other

Noel Savage and others

Other

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Northgate Managed Services Limited by Capita IT Services Holdings Limited would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition Authority found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any relevant market and therefore cleared the transaction at Phase 1.

Court Disposition

Cleared (Phase 1)

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of Northgate Managed Services Limited by Capita IT Services Holdings Limited is cleared.