M/17/030 - Carlyle/Sam McCauley [2017] IECompA m17030 (3 July 2017)
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the retail pharmacy sector and cleared the transaction.
- Parties
- Acquirer: The Carlyle Group L. P.; Target: Sam McCauley Chemists Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 03 July 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Clearance / Phase 1 Decision
- Outcome
- cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Retail Pharmacy Sector
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Parties
The Carlyle Group L. P.
Acquirer
Sam McCauley Chemists Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Clearance / Phase 1 Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the retail pharmacy sector
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the retail pharmacy sector and cleared the transaction.
Court Disposition
cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition by The Carlyle Group L. P. of Sam McCauley Chemists Limited is cleared.
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