Brait / Iceland [2015] IECompA m15055 (7 October 2015)
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the grocery goods retail sector and therefore cleared the merger.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Brait CM 1 Limited; Target: Iceland Topco Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 07 October 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Clearance / Decision
- Outcome
- merger cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Retail Sector, Grocery Goods
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Parties
Brait CM 1 Limited
Acquirer
Iceland Topco Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Clearance / Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the grocery goods retail sector
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the grocery goods retail sector and therefore cleared the merger.
Court Disposition
merger cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition by Brait CM 1 Limited of Iceland Topco Limited is approved.
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