Moneysupermarket.com Financial Group Limited / Decision Technologies Limited

The CMA investigated and cleared the anticipated acquisition by Moneysupermarket.com Financial Group Limited of Decision Technologies Limited and its subsidiaries.

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
12 June 2018
Last updated
20 September 2018 — See all updates
Case type:
Mergers
Case state:
Closed
Market sector:
Telecommunications
Outcome:
Mergers - phase 1 clearance
Opened:
12 June 2018
Closed:
20 September 2018

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 date Action
20 September 2018 Decision published
7 August 2018 Decision announced
12 June 2018 to 26 June 2018 Invitation to comment
12 June 2018 Launch of merger inquiry

Phase 1

CMA clearance decision

7 August 2018: The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Moneysupermarket.com Financial Group Limited of Decision Technologies Limited and its subsidiaries.

Invitation to comment: Now closed

12 June 2018: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result, in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.

Launch of merger inquiry

12 June 2018: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties:

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition issues to:

mergersupportteam@cma.gov.uk

Published 12 June 2018
Last updated 20 September 2018 + show all updates

  1. Full text decision published.

  2. Full text decision published.

  3. Clearance decision announced.

  4. First published.

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