Aryzta / La Rousse [2015] IECompA m15040 (22 July 2015)

Aryzta / La Rousse [2015] IECompA m15040 (22 July 2015)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the supply of food products to food service providers in Ireland.

Parties
Acquirer: Aryzta Food Solutions Ireland; Target: La Rousse Foods Ltd; Target Subsidiary: La Rousse Foods (NI) Ltd; Target: Marc Amand Chocolat Ltd
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
22 July 2015
Procedural Posture
Merger Clearance / Phase 1 Decision
Outcome
merger cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Food Industry, Market Competition

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Parties

Aryzta Food Solutions Ireland

Acquirer

La Rousse Foods Ltd

Target

La Rousse Foods (NI) Ltd

Target Subsidiary

Marc Amand Chocolat Ltd

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Clearance / Phase 1 Decision

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the supply of food products to food service providers in Ireland.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the supply of food products to food service providers in Ireland.

Court Disposition

merger cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition is cleared under Phase 1.