M/16/060 Kepak/ John Kelly Meats [2016] IECompA m16060 (21 December 2016)

M/16/060 Kepak/ John Kelly Meats [2016] IECompA m16060 (21 December 2016)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed transaction would not substantially lessen competition in the meat processing sector and cleared the merger.

Parties
Acquirer: Kepak Group; Acquirer Subsidiary: Kepak Cork; Target: John Kelly Meats
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
21 December 2016
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
merger cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Meat Processing Sector

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Parties

Kepak Group

Acquirer

Kepak Cork

Acquirer Subsidiary

John Kelly Meats

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of John Kelly Meats by Kepak Group through Kepak Cork raises competition concerns in the meat processing sector.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed transaction would not substantially lessen competition in the meat processing sector and cleared the merger.

Court Disposition

merger cleared

Orders

  • The proposed transaction by Kepak Group, through Kepak Cork, of John Kelly Meats is cleared.