M/20/006 Macquarie/Patrizia/Bishops Square [2020] IECompA m20006 (26 March 2020)

M/20/006 Macquarie/Patrizia/Bishops Square [2020] IECompA m20006 (26 March 2020)

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition of joint control of Bishops Square by Macquarie and Patrizia does not raise competition concerns and cleared the transaction under Phase 1.

Parties
Acquirer: Macquarie Group Limited; Acquirer: Patrizia Immobilien Aktiengesellschaft; Target: Bishops Square, Kevin Street, Dublin 2 (commercial real estate assets)
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
26 March 2020
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Control, Joint Control Acquisition, Commercial Real Estate

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Parties

Macquarie Group Limited

Acquirer

Patrizia Immobilien Aktiengesellschaft

Acquirer

Bishops Square, Kevin Street, Dublin 2 (commercial real estate assets)

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed joint acquisition of Bishops Square assets by Macquarie and Patrizia raises competition concerns under Irish merger control law

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition of joint control of Bishops Square by Macquarie and Patrizia does not raise competition concerns and cleared the transaction under Phase 1.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition is cleared under Phase 1.