M/17/035 - Dawn Meats/Dunbia [2017] IECompA m17035 (28 September 2017)

M/17/035 - Dawn Meats/Dunbia [2017] IECompA m17035 (28 September 2017)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed transaction would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the merger at Phase 1.

Parties
Acquirer: Dawn Meats Ireland; Target: Dunbia (Ireland) Limited; Target: Dunbia (Slane)
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
28 September 2017
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition, Joint Venture, Beef and Lamb Processing
Competition Law Merger Control Acquisition Joint Venture Beef and Lamb Processing

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Parties

Dawn Meats Ireland

Acquirer

Dunbia (Ireland) Limited

Target

Dunbia (Slane)

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition and joint venture would substantially lessen competition in the beef and lamb procurement and processing sector in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed transaction would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the merger at Phase 1.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition and joint venture are cleared unconditionally.