Dalata / Clarion Sligo [2016] IECompA m16005 (28 January 2016)

Dalata / Clarion Sligo [2016] IECompA m16005 (28 January 2016)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the hotel sector and therefore cleared the transaction at Phase 1.

Parties
Acquirer: Dalata Hotel Group p.l.c.; Target: Clarion Hotel, Sligo
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
28 January 2016
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Hotel Sector Acquisition
Competition Law Merger Control Hotel Sector Acquisition

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Parties

Dalata Hotel Group p.l.c.

Acquirer

Clarion Hotel, Sligo

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Clarion Hotel, Sligo by Dalata Hotel Group p.l.c. would substantially lessen competition in the hotel sector.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the hotel sector and therefore cleared the transaction at Phase 1.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of the Clarion Hotel, Sligo by Dalata Hotel Group p.l.c. is cleared.