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
Legal Issues
- 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.
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