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
Legal Issues
- 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.
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