M/16/047- Dalata Hotel Group/Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Dublin Business [2016] IECompA m16047 (2 November 2016)

M/16/047- Dalata Hotel Group/Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Dublin Business [2016] IECompA m16047 (2 November 2016)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction under Phase 1 review.

Parties
Notifying Party: Dalata Hotel Group p.l.c.; Target Party: DT Sussex Road Operations Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
02 November 2016
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared (Phase 1)
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Hotel Industry Acquisitions
Competition Law Merger Control Hotel Industry Acquisitions

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Parties

Dalata Hotel Group p.l.c.

Notifying Party

DT Sussex Road Operations Limited

Target Party

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Dublin business by Dalata Hotel Group p.l.c. would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction under Phase 1 review.

Court Disposition

Cleared (Phase 1)

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Dublin business by Dalata Hotel Group p.l.c. is cleared unconditionally.