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
Legal Issues
- 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
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