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
Legal Issues
- 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.
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