Dalata / Moran/Bewley's [2014] IECompA m14040 (17 December 2014)

Dalata / Moran/Bewley's [2014] IECompA m14040 (17 December 2014)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction under Phase 1 review.

Parties
Acquirer: Dalata Hotel Group plc; Target: Moran/Bewley's Hotel Group
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
17 December 2014
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / 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

Moran/Bewley's Hotel Group

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of certain hotels of Moran/Bewley's Hotel Group by Dalata Hotel Group plc would substantially lessen competition in the hotel sector in Ireland and the UK.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction under Phase 1 review.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by Dalata Hotel Group plc of certain hotels of the Moran/Bewley's Hotel Group is cleared.