Irish Bison / Windsor / Autolease Fleet [2015] IECompA m15053 (5 October 2015)

Irish Bison / Windsor / Autolease Fleet [2015] IECompA m15053 (5 October 2015)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition of joint control of Autolease Fleet Management Limited by Windsor Motors and Irish Bison Limited would not substantially lessen competition in the car leasing and fleet management sector in Ireland.

Parties
Acquirer: Irish Bison Limited; Acquirer: Windsor Motors Group; Target: Autolease Fleet Management Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
05 October 2015
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Joint Control Acquisition, Car Leasing Industry

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Parties

Irish Bison Limited

Acquirer

Windsor Motors Group

Acquirer

Autolease Fleet Management Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of joint control of Autolease Fleet Management Limited by Windsor Motors and Irish Bison Limited would substantially lessen competition in the car leasing and fleet management sector.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition of joint control of Autolease Fleet Management Limited by Windsor Motors and Irish Bison Limited would not substantially lessen competition in the car leasing and fleet management sector in Ireland.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of joint control of Autolease Fleet Management Limited by Windsor Motors and Irish Bison Limited is cleared.