Unilever / Alberto-Culver [2010] IECompA m10040 (23 November 2010)

Unilever / Alberto-Culver [2010] IECompA m10040 (23 November 2010)

The Competition Authority determined that the proposed acquisition of Alberto-Culver Company by Unilever would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in Ireland and therefore cleared the transaction under Phase 1 review.

Parties
Acquirer: Unilever; Target: Alberto-Culver Company
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
23 November 2010
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Notification, Market Concentration, Clearance of Acquisition
Competition Law Merger Control Merger Notification Market Concentration Clearance of Acquisition

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Parties

Unilever

Acquirer

Alberto-Culver Company

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition of Alberto-Culver Company by Unilever would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in Ireland

Ratio Decidendi

The Competition Authority determined that the proposed acquisition of Alberto-Culver Company by Unilever would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in Ireland and therefore cleared the transaction under Phase 1 review.

Court Disposition

cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition of Alberto-Culver Company by Unilever is cleared under Phase 1.