Posterscope / Poster Management [2015] IECompA m15063 (13 November 2015)
The Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the market for the sale of outdoor advertising in Ireland and Northern Ireland and therefore cleared the transaction.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Posterscope Ireland Limited; Target: Poster Management Ireland Limited; Target: Poster Management (N. I.) Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 13 November 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Decision (phase 1 Clearance)
- Outcome
- cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Media Mergers, Outdoor Advertising Market
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Parties
Posterscope Ireland Limited
Acquirer
Poster Management Ireland Limited
Target
Poster Management (N. I.) Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Decision (phase 1 Clearance)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of sole control by Posterscope Ireland Limited over Poster Management Ireland Limited and Poster Management (N. I.) Limited would substantially lessen competition in the market for outdoor advertising in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Ratio Decidendi
The Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the market for the sale of outdoor advertising in Ireland and Northern Ireland and therefore cleared the transaction.
Court Disposition
cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition of sole control of Poster Management Ireland Limited and Poster Management (N. I.) Limited by Posterscope Ireland Limited is cleared.
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