UK phase 1 mergers—closed cases tracker


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Practice notes

UK phase 1 mergers—closed cases tracker


Published by a ÀÏ˾»úÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Competition expert

Practice notes
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The table lists completed all completed Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) phase 1 merger investigations and completed Office of Fair Trading (OFT) merger investigations since June 2013.

For information on ongoing investigations see UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker. For details of completed phase 2 investigations, see UK phase 2 mergers—closed cases tracker. For details of appeals, see UK competition appeals—ongoing cases tracker.

2024

Parties (Case number)Industry sectorDecision
December 2024
Altrad/Stork UK (anticipated acquisition)

Oil and gas refining and petrochemicals

• Cleared—19/12/2024
• Launch of merger inquiry—24/10/2024
• Invitation to comment—24/10/2024

Carlsberg/Britvic (anticipated acquisition)

Beverages and soft drinks

• Cleared—17/12/2024
• Launch of merger inquiry—23/10/2024
• Invitation to comment—23/10/2024
• Preliminary invitation to comment—10/09/2024

Sonoco/Eviosys (anticipated acquisition)

Paper printing and packaging

• Cleared—12/12/2024
• Launch of merger inquiry—24/10/2024
• Invitation to comment—24/10/2024

November 2024
Alphabet Inc (Google LLC)/Anthropic (partnership)

Electronics

• Does not qualify for investigation—19/11/2024
• Launch of merger inquiry—24/10/2024
• Invitation to comment—30/07/2024

XSYS/MGS (anticipated acquisition)

Printing plates

• Cleared (using the de minimis exception)—07/11/2024
CMA decision
• Launch of merger inquiry—21/10/2024
• Invitation to comment—23/09/2024

Arla Foods Ingredients/Volac Whey Nutrition (anticipated acquisition)

Food manufacturing

• Cleared (using the de minimis exception)—07/11/2024
CMA decision
• Launch
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