Shearwell Data / Ketchum Manufacturing merger inquiry

The CMA investigated and cleared the anticipated acquisition by Shearwell Data Limited of the entire issued share capital of Ketchum Manufacturing Limited.

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 date Action
10 March 2017 Decision published
23 January 2017 Decision announced
1 December to 14 December 2016 Invitation to comment
1 December 2016 Launch of merger inquiry

Phase 1

CMA clearance decision

23 January 2017: The CMA has cleared the acquisition by Shearwell Data Limited of the entire issued share capital of Ketchum Manufacturing Limited. The full text of the decision is available below.

  • (10.3.17)

Invitation to comment: Now closed

1 December 2016: 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

1 December 2016: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

  • (1.12.16)

Contact

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Updates to this page

Published 1 December 2016
Last updated 10 March 2017 show all updates
  1. Full text of the decision published.

  2. Clearance decision announced.

  3. First published.