M/16/037 - mytaxi/Hailo [2016] IECompA m16037 (2 September 2016)

M/16/037 - mytaxi/Hailo [2016] IECompA m16037 (2 September 2016)

The merger does not raise competition concerns and is cleared under Phase 1 as it does not substantially lessen competition in the relevant market.

Parties
Acquirer: Intelligent Apps GMBH (mytaxi); Parent Company of Acquirer: Daimler AG; Target: Hailo Network Holdings Limited (Hailo)
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
02 September 2016
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
merger cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Taxi Dispatch Applications
Competition Law Merger Control Taxi Dispatch Applications

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Parties

Intelligent Apps GMBH (mytaxi)

Acquirer

Daimler AG

Parent Company of Acquirer

Hailo Network Holdings Limited (Hailo)

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed merger between mytaxi and Hailo would substantially lessen competition in the taxi dispatch application market

Ratio Decidendi

The merger does not raise competition concerns and is cleared under Phase 1 as it does not substantially lessen competition in the relevant market.

Court Disposition

merger cleared

Orders

  • The proposed merger of Intelligent Apps GMBH (mytaxi) and Hailo Network Holdings Limited is cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.