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
Legal Issues
- 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.
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