ThyssenKrupp / Alcoa (ENAAS Business Activities) [2006] IECompA m06055 (17 August 2006)

ThyssenKrupp / Alcoa (ENAAS Business Activities) [2006] IECompA m06055 (17 August 2006)

The Competition Authority 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 under Phase 1 review.

Parties
Acquirer: ThyssenKrupp AG; Target: Alcoa Inc
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
17 August 2006
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Notification, Aerospace Industry, Market Concentration

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Parties

ThyssenKrupp AG

Acquirer

Alcoa Inc

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of the European and North American Aerospace Service Business Activities of Alcoa Inc by ThyssenKrupp AG would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State.

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition Authority 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 under Phase 1 review.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by ThyssenKrupp AG of the European and North American Aerospace Service Business Activities of Alcoa Inc is cleared unconditionally.