Sedgwick (KKR) / OSG Outsource Services Group [2016] IECompA m16024 (25 May 2016)

Sedgwick (KKR) / OSG Outsource Services Group [2016] IECompA m16024 (25 May 2016)

The Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Parties
Acquirer: Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (controlled by KKR & Co. L. P.); Target: OSG Outsource Services Group Limited
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
25 May 2016
Procedural Posture
Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Notification, Acquisition of Control, Competition Assessment
Competition Law Merger Control Merger Notification Acquisition of Control Competition Assessment

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Parties

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (controlled by KKR & Co. L. P.)

Acquirer

OSG Outsource Services Group Limited

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Notification / Phase 1 Clearance

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State

Ratio Decidendi

The Commission determined that the proposed acquisition would not substantially lessen competition in any market for goods or services in the State and therefore cleared the transaction.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition by Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (through Vericlaim Ireland Limited) of the entire issued share capital and sole control of OSG Outsource Services Group Limited is cleared.