Dalata / White's Hotel [2014] IECompA m14035 (28 November 2014)

Dalata / White's Hotel [2014] IECompA m14035 (28 November 2014)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Parties
Acquirer: Dalata Hotel Group plc.; Target: White's Hotel Limited (in receivership)
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
28 November 2014
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Decision (phase 1 Clearance)
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Hotel Sector, Acquisition Clearance
Competition Law Merger Control Hotel Sector Acquisition Clearance

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Parties

Dalata Hotel Group plc.

Acquirer

White's Hotel Limited (in receivership)

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Decision (phase 1 Clearance)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of White's Hotel by Dalata Hotel Group plc. should be cleared under Irish competition law

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of White's Hotel by Dalata Hotel Group plc. is cleared under Irish competition law.