M/19/012 - APCOA Parking/NCPS [2019] IECompA m19012 (27 June 2019)

M/19/012 - APCOA Parking/NCPS [2019] IECompA m19012 (27 June 2019)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the supply of parking management services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Parties
Acquirer: APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH; Target: Nationwide Controlled Parking Systems Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
27 June 2019
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Parking Management Services
Competition Law Merger Control Parking Management Services

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Parties

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH

Acquirer

Nationwide Controlled Parking Systems Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Nationwide Controlled Parking Systems Limited by APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH would substantially lessen competition in the supply of parking management services in the State.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the supply of parking management services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of Nationwide Controlled Parking Systems Limited by APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH is cleared.