Norfolkline Shipping / Norse Merchant Group Ltd. [2005] IECompA m05059 (12 September 2005)
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in the relevant markets for passenger ferry travel and freight shipping.
- Parties
- Acquirer: Norfolkline Shipping B.V.; Target: Norse Merchant Group Limited
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 12 September 2005
- Procedural Posture
- Merger Notification / Phase 1 Preliminary Investigation
- Outcome
- approved
- Legal Topics
- Merger Notification, Market Concentration, Ferry Transport Sector
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Parties
Norfolkline Shipping B.V.
Acquirer
Norse Merchant Group Limited
Target
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Preliminary Investigation
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Norse Merchant Group Limited by Norfolkline Shipping B.V. would substantially lessen competition in the relevant markets.
Ratio Decidendi
The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in the relevant markets for passenger ferry travel and freight shipping.
Court Disposition
approved
Orders
- The proposed acquisition is cleared and may proceed.
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