Ireland, Merger control

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5 Key Takeaways More Deals Take Longer More deals than ever before involved extended CCPC reviews.  Of 42 deals notified, 10 involved merger review delays of at least 3 months.  Two “Phase 2” reviews, both on going as of 15/01/2021, have each taken 11 months already.  According to the CCPC, this trend reflects “the complex…

Cartels, Ireland

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Following a guilty plea to criminal bid-rigging and obstruction charges, a company director was fined €7,500 by an Irish judge on 31 May and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment (suspended – meaning no jail time).   The executive was also barred from acting as a company director for five years, while the company involved was fined…