Competition and Markets Authority cases and projects

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This case finder includes cases and projects from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Office for the Internal Market (OIM) and Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU).

Arçelik / Whirlpool EMEA merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Household goods, furniture and furnishings
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 11 July 2023
- Closed: 7 March 2024
Copart / Hills Motors merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Motor industry
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 9 August 2022
- Closed: 14 December 2022
UnitedHealth Group / EMIS merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 20 January 2023
- Closed: 29 September 2023
Broadcom / VMware merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 21 November 2022
- Closed: 21 August 2023
Viasat / Inmarsat merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 25 July 2022
London Stock Exchange Group PLC / Quantile Group Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 3 March 2022
- Closed: 26 October 2022
NortonLifeLock Inc. / Avast plc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 18 January 2022
- Closed: 2 September 2022
Sony Music Entertainment / AWAL and Kobalt Neighbouring Rights businesses merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 18 May 2021
- Closed: 25 April 2022
Liberty Global plc / Telefónica S.A. merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Telecommunications
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 8 October 2020
- Closed: 20 May 2021
Amazon / Deliveroo merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 5 July 2019
- Closed: 7 September 2020
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc / Experian Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 23 May 2019
- Closed: 18 March 2020
LN-Gaiety Holdings / MCD Productions merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 15 May 2019
- Closed: 19 December 2019
PayPal Holdings, Inc / iZettle AB merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 20 September 2018
- Closed: 12 June 2019
Menzies Aviation (UK) Limited / Airline Services Limited merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Aerospace
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 23 April 2018
- Closed: 18 February 2019
Nielsen / Ebiquity merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 16 April 2018
- Closed: 22 November 2018
SSE Retail / Npower merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Energy
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 28 February 2018
- Closed: 10 October 2018
Tesco / Booker merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 30 May 2017
- Closed: 20 December 2017
Just Eat / Hungryhouse merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 10 March 2017
- Closed: 1 December 2017
Cardtronics / DirectCash Payments merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 10 January 2017
- Closed: 22 September 2017
Central Manchester University Hospitals / University Hospital of South Manchester merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 9 February 2017
- Closed: 3 August 2017
VTech / LeapFrog merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 28 April 2016
- Closed: 12 January 2017
BT Group / EE merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Telecommunications
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 4 March 2015
- Closed: 15 January 2016
Linergy / Ulster Farm By-Products merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 20 May 2015
- Closed: 6 January 2016
Pennon Group / Sembcorp Bournemouth Water Investments merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Utilities
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 22 April 2015
- Closed: 5 November 2015
Poundland / 99p Stores merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Retail and wholesale
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 10 February 2015
- Closed: 18 September 2015
Ashford St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust / Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 19 December 2014
- Closed: 16 September 2015
Sonoco Products Company / Weidenhammer Packaging Group merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Paper printing and packaging
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 6 November 2014
- Closed: 3 July 2015
Pork Farms Caspian / Kerry Foods merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Food manufacturing
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 21 August 2014
- Closed: 3 June 2015
Xchanging / Agencyport Software Europe merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Electronics
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 30 September 2014
- Closed: 29 April 2015
Ericsson / Creative merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Telecommunications
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 13 September 2013
- Closed: 27 March 2014
Alliance Medical / IBA Molecular
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 1 April 2014
- Closed: 15 August 2014
Omnicell / SurgiChem
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Pharmaceuticals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 15 January 2014
- Closed: 8 August 2014
Tradebe-Sita merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 29 October 2013
- Closed: 14 April 2014
Optimax / Ultralase merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 29 July 2013
- Closed: 20 November 2013
AEG / Wembley Arena merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 22 March 2013
- Closed: 2 September 2013
AG Barr / Britvic merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Food manufacturing
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 13 February 2013
- Closed: 9 July 2013
Booker / Makro merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 8 November 2012
- Closed: 19 April 2013
Epwin Holdings Ltd / Latium Building Products Holdings Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Building and construction
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 18 June 2012
- Closed: 13 November 2012
McGill’s Bus Services Ltd / Arriva Scotland West Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 18 April 2012
- Closed: 21 September 2012
DCC / Rontec merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Oil and gas refining and petrochemicals
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 4 April 2012
- Closed: 4 September 2012
South Staffordshire plc / Cambridge Water plc merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Utilities
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 5 January 2012
- Closed: 31 May 2012
Alpha Flight Group Ltd / LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Distribution and service industries
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 10 October 2011
- Closed: 14 March 2012
Kerry Foods Ltd / Headland Foods Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Food manufacturing
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 12 July 2011
- Closed: 2 December 2011
BATS Trading Ltd / Chi-X Europe Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 20 June 2011
- Closed: 24 November 2011
Sector Treasury Services Ltd / Butlers merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Financial services
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 31 March 2011
- Closed: 31 August 2011
Thomas Cook Group plc / Co-operative Group Ltd / Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Recreation and leisure
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 2 March 2011
- Closed: 16 August 2011
Stena AB / DFDS Seaways Irish Sea Ferries Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 8 February 2011
- Closed: 29 June 2011
Ratcliff Palfinger Ltd / Ross & Bonnyman Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Engineering
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 18 February 2011
- Closed: 10 June 2011
Zipcar Inc. / Streetcar Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Transport
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 10 August 2010
- Closed: 22 December 2010
Brightsolid Group Ltd / Friends Reunited Holdings Ltd merger inquiry (CC)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Communications
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 clearance
- Opened: 3 November 2009
- Closed: 18 March 2010

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