M/19/022 Dunnes Stores / JC Savage [2019] IECompA m19022 (30 July 2019)

M/19/022 Dunnes Stores / JC Savage [2019] IECompA m19022 (30 July 2019)

The Commission determined that the acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the grocery sector and therefore cleared the merger.

Parties
Acquirer: Dunnes Stores Unlimited Company; Target: J. C. Savage Supermarket Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
30 July 2019
Procedural Posture
Merger Clearance / Phase 1
Outcome
merger cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Retail Sector

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Parties

Dunnes Stores Unlimited Company

Acquirer

J. C. Savage Supermarket Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Clearance / Phase 1

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the grocery sector

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission determined that the acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in the grocery sector and therefore cleared the merger.

Court Disposition

merger cleared

Orders

  • Acquisition by Dunnes Stores Unlimited Company of sole control of J. C. Savage Supermarket Limited is approved