M/16/065 - Ward & Burke/Response [2017] IECompA m16065 (27 January 2017)

M/16/065 - Ward & Burke/Response [2017] IECompA m16065 (27 January 2017)

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

Parties
Acquirer: Ward & Burke Group Limited; Target: Response Engineering Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
27 January 2017
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition Clearance
Competition Law Merger Control Acquisition Clearance

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Parties

Ward & Burke Group Limited

Acquirer

Response Engineering Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State.

Ratio Decidendi

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

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by Ward & Burke Group Limited of Response Engineering Limited is cleared.