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Irish Merger Control: Update On CCPC Activity 2021 YTD

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In the first half of 2021 ("H1 2021"), the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the "CCPC") received 32 merger notifications. This is a significant increase on the 18 merger notifications received in...

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H1 Merger Notifications

In the first half of 2021 ("H1 2021"), the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the "CCPC") received 32 merger notifications.  This is a significant increase on the 18 merger notifications received in the first half of 2020 ("H1 2020") and the 17 filings received in the first half of 2019.  This is the most filings the CCPC has received since the first half of 2018 when 50 mergers were notified.  The decrease in notifiable transactions continues to reflect the increased financial thresholds for mandatory CCPC filings which came into effect on 1 January 2019 (see our previous article here).

Looking at the 32 transactions notified to the CCPC during H1 2021 in closer detail:

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