East Cork Oil / Tara Oil [2015] IECompA m15061 (4 November 2015)

East Cork Oil / Tara Oil [2015] IECompA m15061 (4 November 2015)

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in the relevant markets for wholesale and retail fuel distribution.

Parties
Acquirer: East Cork Oil Company; Target: MW Fuels Company Limited (t/a Tara Oil) and Tara 24/7 Service Station
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
04 November 2015
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Fuel Distribution, Retail Service Stations

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Parties

East Cork Oil Company

Acquirer

MW Fuels Company Limited (t/a Tara Oil) and Tara 24/7 Service Station

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the relevant markets

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in the relevant markets for wholesale and retail fuel distribution.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by East Cork Oil Company of MW Fuels Company Limited (t/a Tara Oil) and Tara 24/7 Service Station is cleared.