M/16/040 - Bon Secours Health System / Barringtons Hospital [2016] IECompA m16040 (21 December 2016)
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition, subject to binding commitments, would not substantially lessen competition in the private healthcare market.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Bon Secours Health System Company Limited by Guarantee; Target: Barringtons Hospital Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 21 December 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance With Commitments
- Outcome
- Cleared with agreed measures
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Private Healthcare Sector
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Parties
Bon Secours Health System Company Limited by Guarantee
Acquirer
Barringtons Hospital Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance With Commitments
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the private healthcare market
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition, subject to binding commitments, would not substantially lessen competition in the private healthcare market.
Court Disposition
Cleared with agreed measures
Orders
- Acquisition cleared subject to binding commitments
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