M/18/056 - TOP/Garrycastle (Spar) Athlone [2018] IECompA m18056 (20 August 2018)

M/18/056 - TOP/Garrycastle (Spar) Athlone [2018] IECompA m18056 (20 August 2018)

The Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Parties
Acquirer: Tedcastles (Group) Unlimited Company; Target: Garrycastle Stores Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
20 August 2018
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Retail Grocery Sector
Competition Law Merger Control Retail Grocery Sector

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Parties

Tedcastles (Group) Unlimited Company

Acquirer

Garrycastle Stores Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of sole control of Garrycastle Stores Limited by Tedcastles (Group) Unlimited Company would substantially lessen competition in the relevant market

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by Tedcastles (Group) Unlimited Company of sole control of Garrycastle Stores Limited is cleared.