Lone Star / Start Mortgages / Nua Mortgages [2014] IECompA m14025 (13 October 2014)
The Competition Authority determined that the proposed acquisition by Lone Star Fund IX of Start Mortgages Holding Limited and Nua Mortgages Limited would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Lone Star Fund IX; Target: Start Mortgages Holding Limited; Target: Nua Mortgages Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 13 October 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
- Outcome
- Cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Acquisition, Financial Services
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Parties
Lone Star Fund IX
Acquirer
Start Mortgages Holding Limited
Target
Nua Mortgages Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State.
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition Authority determined that the proposed acquisition by Lone Star Fund IX of Start Mortgages Holding Limited and Nua Mortgages Limited would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State.
Court Disposition
Cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is cleared under Phase 1 of the merger review process.
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