M/17/027 - Dalata/Clarion Liffey Valley/Clayton Cardiff Lane [2017] IECompA m17027 (29 August 2017)

M/17/027 - Dalata/Clarion Liffey Valley/Clayton Cardiff Lane [2017] IECompA m17027 (29 August 2017)

The acquisition was cleared as it did not substantially lessen competition, subject to binding commitments by the acquirer.

Parties
Acquirer: Dalata Hotel Group plc; Target: Clarion Hotel, Liffey Valley, Dublin 22; Target: Clayton Hotel, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
29 August 2017
Procedural Posture
Merger Clearance / Phase 1 Determination
Outcome
cleared with agreed measures
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Hotel Sector Competition

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Parties

Dalata Hotel Group plc

Acquirer

Clarion Hotel, Liffey Valley, Dublin 22

Target

Clayton Hotel, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Clearance / Phase 1 Determination

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the hotel accommodation sector

Ratio Decidendi

The acquisition was cleared as it did not substantially lessen competition, subject to binding commitments by the acquirer.

Court Disposition

cleared with agreed measures

Orders

  • Acquisition approved subject to binding commitments by Dalata Hotel Group plc