JDM Automotive / Karmann Auto [2015] IECompA m15071 (14 December 2015)
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the retail sale of passenger vehicles and after-sales service and parts sector.
- Parties
- Acquirer: JDM Automotive Limited; Target: Karmann Auto Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 14 December 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Clearance / Determination
- Outcome
- merger cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Retail Sale of Passenger Vehicles, After Sales Service and Parts
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Parties
JDM Automotive Limited
Acquirer
Karmann Auto Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Clearance / Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Karmann Auto Limited by JDM Automotive Limited would substantially lessen competition in the relevant market
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the retail sale of passenger vehicles and after-sales service and parts sector.
Court Disposition
merger cleared
Orders
- Acquisition of Karmann Auto Limited by JDM Automotive Limited is approved.
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