Corporate report
Enterprise Act 2002 merger remedies: lapsed, released and interim measures
Updated 22 July 2025
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1. Lapsed Enterprise Act 2002 merger remedies
| Undertakings given by | Target business | Date of undertakings | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France SA, CityJet Ltd, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV and VLM Airlines NV | VLM Airlines N.V | 28 October 2008 | Undertakings in lieu (UIL) (PDF, 69.6KB) |
| Anglo American plc, Anglo American Finance (UK) Ltd, Lafarge SA, Lafarge UK Holdings Ltd and TL One Ltd | Lafarge S.A. | 22 July 2012 | Undertakings |
| Akzo Nobel N.V. and the Bocchio Family | Metlac Holding S.R.L | 1 October 2015 | Undertakings |
| Arriva plc, Arriva Rail North Ltd, Arriva UK Trains Ltd | Northern passenger rail franchise | 22 December 2016 | Final undertakings |
| Arriva plc | Wales and Border rail franchsie | 9 July 2004 | Undertakings |
| Brent Walker Group plc | William Hill Group Limited | 7 December 1989 | Undertakings |
| Bouygues S.A. and Equans S.A.S. | Equans S.A.S. | 22 September 2022 | Undertaking |
| Coloplast A/S, Coloplast Ltd and 4C Health Ltd | SSL International plc | 15 August 2002 | Undertakings |
| Drager Medical AG and Co and Drager Medical UK Ltd | Airshields Ltd | 21 June 2004 | Undertakings |
| Ecolab Inc. and The Holchem Group Ltd | The Holchem Group Ltd | 23 December 2019 | Final undertakings |
| Ferruzzi Finanziaria SpA | Tate and Lyle plc | 27 April 1987 | Undertakings |
| FirstGroup plc | Scotrail franchise | 15 October 2004 | Undertakings |
| FirstGroup plc, Trenitalia SpA, and on behalf of their subsidiaries and any Related Person | West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise | 6 December 2019 | Undertakings in lieu (UIL) |
| Flybe Group Limited | BA Connect business of British Airways plc | 20 June 2007 | Undertakings |
| Hoverspeed UK Limited | Hoverlloyd Limited | 24 August 1981 | Undertakings |
| Imerys SA, Imerys Minerals Ltd and Imerys UK Ltd | Kaolin business of Goonvean Ltd | 19 December 2013 | Final undertakings |
| International Marine Holdings Inc | Benjamin Priest Group plc | 9 July 1991 | Undertakings |
| Lyonnaise Europe plc | Northumbrian Water Group plc | 23 April 1996 | Final undertakings |
| MAI plc | London and Continental Advertising Holdings plc | 29 June 1988 | Undertakings |
| Scottish and Newcastle plc | Pubs from Greenalls Group plc | 22 December 1999 | Undertakings |
| Scottish Milk Marketing Board | Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited | 11 March 1993 | Undertakings |
| Utilities Trust of Australia and Hastings Diversified Utlities Fund | Hastings Luxembourg Water Sarl | 29 November 2007 | Final undertakings |
| Stagecoach Group plc | East Coast Intercity passenger rail franchise | 17 June 2015 | Undertakings |
| Tullet Prebon plc and ICAP plc | ICAP plc’s voice and hybrid broking and information business | 15 September 2016 | Undertakings |
2. Released Enterprise Act 2002 merger remedies
| Undertakings given by | Target business | Date undertakings given | Date undertakings released | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akzo Nobel Chemicals Limited | Valhi Inc | 3 January 2002 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| Allied Domecq plc | Carlsberg A/S | 27 November 1992 | 3 November 2016 | Undertakings |
| Anglo American plc | Tarmac plc | 21 November 2012 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| Arriva plc | Lutonian Buses | 7 February 2000 | 3 November 2016 | Undertakings |
| Asda / Tesco / Sainsbury’s / Wm Morrisons | Safeway plc | 8 December 2003 | 18 November 2015 | Not published |
| Bowater plc | DRG Packaging | - | 9 February 2016 | Not published |
| Badgerline Holdings Ltd (Firstbus plc) | Midland Red West Holdings Ltd | 3 October 1989 | 14 July 2017 | Final undertakings / 1996 amendment |
| British Sky Broadcasting Group plc | British Interactive Broadcasting Ltd | 8 May 2001 | 28 June 2023 | Undertakings |
| British United Provident Association Limited | Independent British Healthcare plc / Goldsborough | 20 October 1997 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| Capital Radio plc | GWR Group plc | 22 December 2004 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| Cendant Corporation | RAC Holdings Limited | 23 November 1999 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| Centrica plc | Dynergy Storage Ltd | 3 April 2006 | 13 December 2017 | Undertakings |
| Federal Mogul Corporation | T&N plc | 9 January 2002 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| FirstGroup plc | SB Holdings | 17 January 2002 | 20 April 2016 | Undertakings |
| Fresenius AG | Caremark Ltd | 11 December 1998 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| Gala Group Limited | Riva Clubs Ltd | 5 October 1995 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| GEHE AG | Unichem plc / Lloyds Chemists plc | 4 January 2002 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| General Utilities plc | Mid-Kent Water Company | 15 May 1998 | 6 December 2017 | Final undertakings |
| General Utilities plc | Saur Water Services plc | 18 May 1998 | 6 December 2017 | Final undertakings not published but see M2 Archive: Preview |
| Granada Group plc - (Pavilion) | Pavillion Group plc | 9 January 2002 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| Hepworth plc | Steetley plc | 4 January 2002 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| Hillsdown Holdings plc | Strong & Fisher (Holdings) plc and Pittard Garnar plc | 9 January 2002 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| Hiram Walker-Gooderham and Worts Ltd | The Highland Distilleries Company Ltd | 11 August 1980 | 9 February 2016 | Undertaking |
| Home Retail Group Ltd | Certain assets of Focus DIY Ltd | 8 August 2008 | 10 July 2024 | UIL |
| Ibstock Building Products Ltd | Redland plc | 9 January 2002 | 18 November 2015 | Undertakings |
| Inntrepreneur Beer Supply Company Ltd | Scottish and Newcastle plc | 14 August 1995 | 3 November 2016 | Undertakings |
| Interbrew SA | Brewing interests of Bass plc | 23 January 2002 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| Littlewoods Organisation plc | Freemans plc | 25 September 1998 | 9 February 2016 | Undertakings |
| London Clubs International Limited | Capital Corporation plc | 14 December 1998 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| National Express Group plc | Midland Mainline Ltd | 16 December 1997 | 3 November 2016 | Undertakings |
| National Express Group plc | Prism Rail plc | 17 January 2001 | 3 November 2016 | Undertakings |
| Nutreco Holding NV | Hydro Seafood GSP Ltd | 29 March 2001 | 9 February 2016 | Undertakings |
| Nutricia Holdings Ltd | Valio International UK Ltd | 7 April 1997 | 3 November 2016 | Undertakings |
| Rank Organisation plc | Mecca Leisure Group plc | 14 September 1990 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| Redland plc | Steetley plc | 9 January 2002 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| Robert Wiseman Dairies plc | Scottish Pride Holdings plc | 28 February 1997 | 5 January 2017 | Undertakings |
| Sara Lee Household & Personal Care UK Limited | Reckitt & Coleman plc | 4 January 2002 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| Scotts Company | Monsanto Company | 11 June 1999 | 9 February 2016 | Undertakings |
| Stagecoach Holdings plc and Portsmouth | Portsmouth Citybus Limited | 4 January 2002 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| Subsea 7 S.A. and Acergy M.S. Ltd | Subsea 7 Inc | 17 August 2011 | 10 July 2024 | Undertakings in lieu (UIL) |
| Sylvan International Limited | Locker Group plc | 29 March 2000 | 15 December 2015 | Not published |
| Thomas Cook Group Ltd | Interpayment Services Ltd | 29 March 1996 | 3 November 2016 | Undertakings |
| Trafalgar House plc | The Davy Corporation plc | 9 January 2002 | 15 December 2015 | Undertakings |
| Vivendi Water UK plc, Royal Bank of Scotland plc | First Aqua (JVco) Ltd | 28 April 2003 | 6 December 2017 | Final undertakings not published, but see the press release from BIS |
3. Enterprise Act 2002 interim measures
| Undertakings given by | Target business | Date of remedy | Type of remedy | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archant Ltd | Independent News Media Ltd (London and Regionals Devision) | 14 June 2004 | Initial | Initial undertakings |
| DS Smith plc | Linpac Containers Ltd | 29 June 2004 | Initial | Initial undertakings |
| Somerfield plc | Cetain stores of William Morrison plc | 11 May 2005 | Initial | Initial undertakings |