Clinton Cards Ltd / Birthdays Ltd

OFT closed case: Completed acquisition by Clinton Cards Limited of the Birthdays Limited (and its subsidiaries), Birthdays Direct Limited and Thorpalm Greeting Cards Limited.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 11 February 2005

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Retail and wholesale
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Closed: 11 February 2005

Affected market: Greeting card sales

No. ME/1421/04

Full text of the decision: clinton.pdf

Published 11 February 2005