M/16/066 - Kepcar (JV Kepak & Oliver Carty) / Green Farm Foods [2017] IECompA m16066 (2 February 2017)

M/16/066 - Kepcar (JV Kepak & Oliver Carty) / Green Farm Foods [2017] IECompA m16066 (2 February 2017)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition did not raise competition concerns and cleared the transaction under Phase 1.

Parties
Acquirer: Kepcar Investments Limited; Joint Venture Partner: Kepak Group; Joint Venture Partner: Oliver Carty; Target: Green Farm Foods
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
02 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition of Sole Control, Processed Meats Sector
Competition Law Merger Control Acquisition of Sole Control Processed Meats Sector

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Parties

Kepcar Investments Limited

Acquirer

Kepak Group

Joint Venture Partner

Oliver Carty

Joint Venture Partner

Green Farm Foods

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of sole control by Kepcar Investments Limited of Green Farm Foods raises competition concerns in the processed meats sector

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition did not raise competition concerns and cleared the transaction under Phase 1.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of sole control by Kepcar Investments Limited of Green Farm Foods is cleared.