The Italian Competition Authority conditionally clears a merger between two major ferry operators (Onorato Partcipazioni-Newco / Moby-Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione)

Introduction By the decision made on 10 December 2015 in Onorato Partcipazioni-Newco/Moby-Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione (OP/Moby-CIN), the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has conditionally cleared a concentration involving two major ferry operators active on maritime routes connecting Sardinia with Continental Italy [1]. Initially, the notified merger was thought to be likely to lead to the creation of a monopoly position in some routes. However, in the context of a II-Phase investigation the ICA gave the go-ahead to the transaction upon the condition that the parties would implement a number of non-structural remedies to deal with the post-merger competition problems. The decision of the ICA With the notified concentration, Onorato Partecipazioni (OP), a holding company

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Michele Giannino, The Italian Competition Authority conditionally clears a merger between two major ferry operators (Onorato Partcipazioni-Newco / Moby-Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione), 10 December 2015, e-Competitions Transport (maritime), Art. N° 78304

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