M/18/052 Carlyle (Sam McCauley)/Nolan-�s Pharmacy [2018] IECompA m18052 (14 August 2018)
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the relevant market and therefore cleared the transaction.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Sam McCauley Chemists Limited; Target: Nolan's Pharmacy Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 14 August 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Clearance / Decision
- Outcome
- cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Pharmacy Sector
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Parties
Sam McCauley Chemists Limited
Acquirer
Nolan's Pharmacy Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Clearance / Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the retail pharmacy sector
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the relevant market and therefore cleared the transaction.
Court Disposition
cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is cleared under Phase 1.
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