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
Legal Issues
- 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.
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