Under Irish merger control rules, mergers or acquisitions which
meet certain financial thresholds require competition clearance
from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).
As of 1 January 2019, the financial thresholds for triggering a
requirement for competition clearance will be that, in the most
recent financial year:
- the aggregate turnover in the State (i.e. the Republic of
Ireland) of the undertakings involved is not less than €60
million; and
- the turnover in the State of each of two or more of the
undertakings involved is not less than €10 million.
This is an increase on the current thresholds which are that, in
the most recent financial year:
