M/20/033 - Goldman Sachs/Blanchardstown Shopping Centre [2020] IECompA m20033 (21 December 2020)
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition and therefore cleared the transaction.
- Parties
- Acquirer: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Target: The Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 21 December 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Decision
- Outcome
- cleared
- Legal Topics
- Merger Control, Acquisition Clearance
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Parties
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Acquirer
The Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the relevant market
Ratio Decidendi
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission found that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition and therefore cleared the transaction.
Court Disposition
cleared
Orders
- The proposed acquisition by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. of the assets constituting The Blanchardstown Shopping Centre is cleared.
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