M/19/024 Redbird (Blackstone) / Vungle [2019] IECompA m19024 (29 August 2019)
The Commission determined that the proposed transaction does not raise competition concerns and cleared the merger in Phase 1.
- Parties
- Acquirer: The Blackstone Group Inc.; Acquirer Subsidiary: Redbird Parent Holdings Inc.; Target: Vungle Inc.
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 29 August 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
- Outcome
- merger cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Media Merger, Acquisition of Sole Control
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Parties
The Blackstone Group Inc.
Acquirer
Redbird Parent Holdings Inc.
Acquirer Subsidiary
Vungle Inc.
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of sole control by Blackstone (via Redbird) over Vungle raises competition concerns in the relevant economic sector
Ratio Decidendi
The Commission determined that the proposed transaction does not raise competition concerns and cleared the merger in Phase 1.
Court Disposition
merger cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition by The Blackstone Group Inc. (via Redbird Parent Holdings Inc.) of sole control of Vungle Inc. is approved.
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