The Irish Competition Authority clears a merger in the media sector, subject to a behavioural remedy of ring-fencing (Trinity Mirror / Northern & ShellOpens)

McKenna, Kate; Kelly, Helen

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12 Sep 2018

The Irish Competition Authority clears a merger in the media sector, subject to a behavioural remedy of ring-fencing (Trinity Mirror / Northern & ShellOpens)

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Irish Competition Authority, Trinity Mirror / Northern & ShellOpens, Press Release, 12 September 2018

The Irish competition regulator has this week cleared a media merger, subject to a behavioural remedy of ‘ring-fencing’. However, the parties cannot complete the deal for some time yet, as a separate Irish media plurality process may only commence now such that the total length of the Irish ‘standstill obligation’ could be more than 9

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Kate McKenna
Matheson (Dublin)

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Helen Kelly
Matheson (Dublin)

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Kate McKenna, Helen Kelly, The Irish Competition Authority clears a merger in the media sector, subject to a behavioural remedy of ring-fencing (Trinity Mirror / Northern & ShellOpens), 12 September 2018, e-Competitions Mergers & Media , Art. N° 101195

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