Merger Control
Merger control is one of the core areas of the Competition and Regulated Markets Group. The Group advises Irish and international clients on an ongoing basis on the largest and most complex cases reviewed by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in Ireland.
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The Group also has extensive experience of notifying mergers to the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulation, and in handling cases notified to the Minister for Communications under the Irish media merger rules.
Relevant Experience
- Advising eir on the regulatory aspects of its acquisition by NJJ Group and companies controlled by Xavier Niel, including obtaining unconditional clearances from the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulation, the Minister for Communications under the Irish media merger rules and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under relevant licences
- Advising Sports Direct on securing Irish merger control clearance for its acquisition of House of Fraser
- Advising Sky Betting and Gaming Group on securing Irish merger control clearance for the acquisition of SkyBet by The Stars Group, Inc.
- Advising Brookfield Capital Partners on its acquisition of Imagine Communications Group, which was cleared unconditionally by the CCPC
- Advising Greenergy International on the EU merger control aspects of its acquisition of Inver Energy, which was cleared unconditionally by the European Commission