M/14/035 - Dalata / White's Hotel [2015] IECompA m14035 (9 January 2015)

M/14/035 - Dalata / White's Hotel [2015] IECompA m14035 (9 January 2015)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the hotel sector and therefore cleared the transaction.

Parties
Acquirer: Dalata Hotel Group plc.; Target: White's Hotel Limited (in receivership)
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
09 January 2015
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Hotel Sector
Competition Law Merger Control Hotel Sector

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Parties

Dalata Hotel Group plc.

Acquirer

White's Hotel Limited (in receivership)

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of White's Hotel by Dalata Hotel Group plc. would substantially lessen competition in the hotel sector

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the hotel sector and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of White's Hotel by Dalata Hotel Group plc. is cleared under Phase 1.