M/17/059 - Newspread/Hegadon [2017] IECompA m17059 (13 December 2017)

M/17/059 - Newspread/Hegadon [2017] IECompA m17059 (13 December 2017)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed transaction would not substantially lessen competition in the relevant market and cleared the merger in Phase 1.

Parties
Acquirer: Newspread Limited; Target: Hegadon Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
13 December 2017
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Decision
Outcome
merger cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Stationery Wholesale, Media Distribution

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Parties

Newspread Limited

Acquirer

Hegadon Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Decision

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Hegadon Limited's stationery wholesale business by Newspread Limited would substantially lessen competition in the relevant market

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed transaction would not substantially lessen competition in the relevant market and cleared the merger in Phase 1.

Court Disposition

merger cleared

Orders

  • The proposed transaction is cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.