M/19/044 - Timac Agro (Holdings) (Groupe Roullier) / Grassland Agro [2020] IECompA m19044 (27 May 2020)

M/19/044 - Timac Agro (Holdings) (Groupe Roullier) / Grassland Agro [2020] IECompA m19044 (27 May 2020)

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is compatible with the proper functioning of competition in the relevant markets.

Parties
Acquirer: Timac Agro (Holdings) Ireland Limited; Target: Grassland Agro unlimited company
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
27 May 2020
Procedural Posture
Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance
Outcome
Cleared
Legal Topics
Merger Notification, Acquisition of Sole Control, Agriculture Sector

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Parties

Timac Agro (Holdings) Ireland Limited

Acquirer

Grassland Agro unlimited company

Target

Procedural Posture

Merger Control / Phase 1 Clearance

  1. 1 Whether the proposed acquisition by Timac Agro (Holdings) Ireland Limited of sole control in Grassland Agro unlimited company is compatible with competition law requirements

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed acquisition does not raise competition concerns and is compatible with the proper functioning of competition in the relevant markets.

Court Disposition

Cleared

Orders

  • The proposed acquisition is cleared under Phase 1 and may proceed.