M/19/032 - BoyleSport /GT Retail (Bruce Betting) [2020] IECompA m19032 (14 February 2020)
The Commission found 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: BoyleSports Limited; Target: GT Retail Limited (t/a Bruce Betting)
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 14 February 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
- Outcome
- cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Acquisition Clearance
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Parties
BoyleSports Limited
Acquirer
GT Retail Limited (t/a Bruce Betting)
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of GT Retail Limited by BoyleSports Limited should be cleared under Irish competition law
Ratio Decidendi
The Commission found 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
- The proposed acquisition by BoyleSports Limited of GT Retail Limited (t/a Bruce Betting) is cleared.
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