M/16/031 - Thermo Fisher/FEI [2016] IECompA m16031 (2 August 2016)

M/16/031 - Thermo Fisher/FEI [2016] IECompA m16031 (2 August 2016)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found no evidence that the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the relevant market and therefore cleared the transaction.

Parties
Acquirer: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Target: FEI Company
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
02 August 2016
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Market Concentration

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Parties

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Acquirer

FEI Company

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of FEI by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. would substantially lessen competition in the relevant market

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found no evidence that the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the relevant market and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of FEI by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is cleared.