M/18/082 Goldreed Holdings/Greene Farm [2019] IECompA m18082 (21 January 2019)

M/18/082 Goldreed Holdings/Greene Farm [2019] IECompA m18082 (21 January 2019)

The Commission determined 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: Goldreed Holdings Unlimited Company; Target: Greene Farm Fine Foods Limited; Seller: KepCar Investments Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
21 January 2019
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Acquisition Clearance

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Parties

Goldreed Holdings Unlimited Company

Acquirer

Greene Farm Fine Foods Limited

Target

KepCar Investments Limited

Seller

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission determined 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

  • Acquisition of Greene Farm Fine Foods Limited by Goldreed Holdings Unlimited Company is cleared under Phase 1