M/17/016 - Petrogas (Applegreen) / certain assets of Westmeath Motors [2017] IECompA m17016 (28 April 2017)

M/17/016 - Petrogas (Applegreen) / certain assets of Westmeath Motors [2017] IECompA m17016 (28 April 2017)

The Commission determined that the acquisition of the assets by Petrogas (Applegreen) would not substantially lessen competition in the retail motor fuel sales and associated forecourt convenience retailing market in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

Parties
Acquirer: Petrogas Group Limited; Parent Company: Applegreen plc; Target: Westmeath Motors (certain assets)
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
28 April 2017
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Retail Motor Fuel Sales, Forecourt Convenience Retailing

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Parties

Petrogas Group Limited

Acquirer

Applegreen plc

Parent Company

Westmeath Motors (certain assets)

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the relevant market

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission determined that the acquisition of the assets by Petrogas (Applegreen) would not substantially lessen competition in the retail motor fuel sales and associated forecourt convenience retailing market in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • Acquisition of certain assets of Westmeath Motors by Petrogas Group Limited is approved