M/17/024 - UPS/Eirpost [2017] IECompA m17024 (14 June 2017)

M/17/024 - UPS/Eirpost [2017] IECompA m17024 (14 June 2017)

The Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not result in a substantial lessening of competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Parties
Acquirer: United Parcels Services Inc.; Acquirer Subsidiary: UPS Corporate Finance Sárl; Target: Eirpost Group Unlimited Company
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
14 June 2017
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition Clearance, Parcel Delivery Sector
Competition Law Merger Control Acquisition Clearance Parcel Delivery Sector

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Parties

United Parcels Services Inc.

Acquirer

UPS Corporate Finance Sárl

Acquirer Subsidiary

Eirpost Group Unlimited Company

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Eirpost Group Unlimited Company by UPS Inc. through UPS Corporate Finance Sárl should be cleared under Irish competition law

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not result in a substantial lessening of competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by United Parcels Services Inc. through UPS Corporate Finance Sárl of the entire issued share capital and sole control of Eirpost Group Unlimited Company is cleared.