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current item indicator  2001 - 1989

Merger references to the Competition Commission

1989-2001 (Excluding Newspaper Mergers)


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Date referred

Date published
/laid aside

Competition Commission findings
Adverse effects identified
The General Electrical Company plc/Siemens AG/The Plessey Company plc 11.1.89 21.4.89 Yes
Portland Outdoor Advertising Holdings Ltd/Alban Communications Ltd 24.4.89 6.6.89
Laid Aside		 -
Brodrene Hartmann AS/Royal Packaging Industries Van Le BV 13.6.89 12.7.89
Laid Aside		 -
Grand Metropolitan plc/William Hill Organisation Limited 24.4.89 23.8.89 Yes
Glynwed International/J B & S Lees Ltd 24.4.89 30.8.89 No
Monsanto Company/Rhone-Poulenc SA 23.6.89 18.10.89 No
Coats Viyella Plc/Tootal Group plc 26.6.89 26.10.89 Yes
Yale & Valor plc/Myson Group plc 30.8.89 21.12.89 No
Blue Circle Industries plc/Myson Group plc 30.8.89 21.12.89 No
Atlas Copco AB/Desoutter Brothers (Holdings) plc 20.9.89 25.1.90 No
Michelin Tyre PLC/National Tyre Service Ltd 31.10.89 7.3.90 Yes
The British United Provident Association Ltd/HCA United Kingdom Ltd 21.11.89 21.3.90 No
British Steel plc/C Walker & Sons (Holdings) Ltd 21.12.89 4.4.90 No
General Utilities plc/The Colne Valley Water Company Rickmansworth Water Company 7.9.89 27.4.90 Yes
Tiphook plc/Trailerent plc 14.12.89 2.5.90 No
Kingfisher plc/Dixons Group plc 15.1.90 23.5.90 Yes
General Utilities plc/The Mid Kent Water Company 4.1.90 4.7.90 Yes
Southern Water plc/Mid-Sussex Water Company 4.1.90 4.7.90 No
Stagecoach (Holdings) Ltd/Portsmouth Citybus Ltd 21.2.90 12.7.90 Yes
Glynwed International PLC/Alumasc Group PLC 13.6.90 11.7.90
Laid Aside		 -
Tate & Lyle PLC/Berisford International PLC 12.6.90 18.7.90
Laid Aside		 -
BICC plc/Sterling Greengate Cable Company Ltd 14.3.90 13.7.90 No
Ransomes plc/Westwood Engineering Ltd/Laser Lawnmower Ltd 27.2.90 13.7.90 No
Ransomes plc/Cushman Inc, Brouwer Equipment Inc/Brouwer Turf Equipment Ltd 19.3.90 13.7.90 No
British Airways plc/Sabena SA 26.3.90 25.7.90 No
South Yorkshire Transport Ltd acquisitions 22.3.90 1.8.90 Yes
William Cook PLC acquisitions/ 3.5.90 30.8.90 No
Vishay Intertechnology Inc/Crystalate Holdings PLC 26.7.90 7.9.90
Laid Aside		 -
Western Travel Ltd/G & G Coaches (Leamington) Ltd 29.5.90 4.10.90 No
Elders IXL Ltd/Grand Metropolitan PLC 27.4.90 16.10.90 Yes
Trelleborg AB/McKechnie Extruded Products 26.7.90 19.12.90 No
Stagecoach (Holdings) Ltd/Formia Ltd 29.5.90 20.12.90 Yes
Valhi Inc/Akzo NV 20.8.90 9.1.91 Yes
Kemira Oy/Imperial Chemical Industries PLC 19.9.90 23.1.90 Yes
Credit Lyonnais SA/Woodchester Investments plc 30.8.90 23.1.91 No
Caldaire Holdings Ltd/Bluebird Securities Ltd 11.9.90 30.1.91 Yes
British Aerospace PLC/Thomson-CSF SA 19.9.90 30.1.91 No
Tate & Lyle PLC/British Sugar plc 19.9.90 6.2.91 Yes
Sligos SA/Signet Ltd 24.10.90 26.2.91 No
Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB/Swedish Match NV a Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB/The Gillette Company 13.6.90 20.3.91 Yes
Amoco Corporation/Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 21.12.90 3.5.91 No
The Morgan Crucible Company plc/Manville Corporation 18.12.90 29.5.91 No
Prosper De Mulder Ltd/Croda International plc 14.3.91 1.8.91 Yes
The enterprises of Alan J Lewis/Jarmain & Son Ltd 21.3.91 13.8.91 Yes
Hamamatsu Phototonics K K/Thorn EMI Electron Tubes Ltd 5.8.91 11.9.91
Laid Aside		 -
Avenir Havas Media SA/Brunton Curtis Outdoor Advertising Ltd 3.7.91 22.11.91 Yes
UniChem PLC/Macarthy PLC and Lloyds Chemists plc/Macarthy PLC 05.09.91/
8.10.91		 26.02.92/
26.02.92		 No
AAH Holdings plc/Medicopharma NV 21.11.91 7.5.92 Yes
Tarmac plc/Steetley plc 18.2.92 13.3.92
Laid Aside		 -
Hillsdown Holdings PLC/Enterprises belonging to Associates British Foods PLC 28.2.92 7.7.92 No
Lloyds Bank plc/Midland Bank plc 22.5.92 12.6.92
Laid Aside		 -
Allied-Lyons PLC/Carlsberg A/S 10.3.92 28.7.92 Yes
Sara Lee Corporation/Reckitt & Colman plc 13.3.92 13.8.92 Yes
Bond Helicopters Ltd/British International Helicopters Ltd 10.6.92 16.9.92 Yes
Bristow Helicopters Group Ltd/British International Helicopters Ltd 10.6.92 6.7.92
Laid Aside		 -
BM Group Plc/Thwaites Ltd 12.6.92 2.7.92
Laid Aside		 -
Scottish Milk Marketing Board/Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited 29.7.92 8.12.92 Yes
The Gillette Company/Parker Pen Holdings Limited 5.10.92 10.2.93 No
Stagecoach Holdings plc/Lancaster City Transport Limited 3.8.93 1.12.93 -
National Express Group PLC/Saltire Holdings Ltd 15.10.93 17.2.94 No
Alcatel Cable SA/STC Limited 27.10.93 24.2.94 No
More O'Ferrall PLC/London Transport Advertising Ltd 14.7.94 24.8.94
Laid Aside		 -
Stagecoach Holdings plc/Mainline Partnership Limited 3.11.94 9.3.95 Yes
Thomas Cook/Interpayment Services 9.11.94 23.3.95 Yes
S B Holdings Limited/Kelvin Central Buses Limited 30.11.94 27.4.95 No
Stagecoach Holdings plc/S B Holdings Limited 21.12.94 27.4.95 Yes
British Aerospace Public Limited Company/VSEL plc 7.12.94 23.5.95 No
The General Electric Company plc/VSEL plc 7.12.94 23.5.95 Yes
Service Corporation International/Plantsbrook Group Plc 20.12.94 25.5.95 Yes
Lyonnaise des Eaux SA/Northumbria Water Services PLC 31.3.95 26.7.95 Yes
Stagecoach Holdings plc/Ayrshire Bus owners (A1 Services) Ltd 6.6.95 3.11.95 Yes
Nutricia Holdings Ltd/Valio International UK Ltd 31.7.95 21.12.95 Yes
Belfast International Airport Limited/Belfast City Airport Limited 1.8.95 9.1.96 Yes
Stagecoach Holdings plc/Chesterfield Transport (1989) Limited 6.9.95 18.1.96 No
Go-Ahead Group plc/OK Motor Services 8.9.95 2.2.96 No
British Bus plc/Arrowline (Travel) Ltd 26.10.95 8.3.96 No
National Power Plc/Southern Electric Plc 23.11.95 25.4.96 Yes
PowerGen Plc/Midlands Electricity Plc 23.11.95 25.4.96 Yes
UniChem PLC/Lloyds Chemists plc and GEHE AG/Lloyds Chemists plc (one report) 01.03.96/
28.03.96		 19.07.96/
19.07.96		 Yes
NV Verenigde Bedrijven Nutricia/enterprises belonging to Milupa AG 28.3.96 9.8.96 No
Severn Trent/South West Water Plc 21.5.96 25.10.96 Yes
Wessex Water Plc/South West Water Plc 21.5.96 25.10.96 Yes
National Express Group plc/Midland Main Line Limited 30.7.96 20.12.96 Yes
Robert Wiseman Dairies plc/Scottish Pride Holdings plc 30.8.96 24.12.96 Yes
Mid Kent Holdings plc/General Utilities Plc/SAU Water Services plc 23.5.96 21.1.97 Yes
FirstBus plc/S B Holdings Limited 23.9.96 24.1.97 Yes
Cowie Group plc/British Bus Limited 31.10.96 18.3.97 No
The Littlewoods Organisation plc/enterprises under the control of Sears plc 11.2.97 25.3.97
Laid Aside		 -
Klaus J Jacobs Holding AG/Societe Central d'Investissements et Associes 19.12.96 13.6.97 No
Bass PLC, Carlsberg A/S/Carlsberg-Tetley PLC 9.12.96 27.6.97 Yes
Priory Hospitals Group Limited/enterprises under the control of Charter Medical of England Limited 2.6.97 2.7.97
Laid Aside		 -
Technicolor Limited/Metrocolor London Limited 13.3.97 24.7.97 -
London Clubs International plc/Capital Corporation plc 7.4.97 5.8.97 Yes
Littlewoods Organisation plc/Freemans plc 21.4.97 18.11.97 Yes
The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company/Stena Line AB 28.11.97 19.11.97 Yes
National Express Group plc/ScotRail Railways Ltd 22.5.97 16.12.97 Yes
National Express Group plc/Central Trains Ltd 22.5.97 16.12.97 No
PacifiCorp/The Energy Group 1.8.97 19.12.97 No
Capital Radio plc/Virgin Radio Holdings Ltd 31.7.97 13.1.98 Yes
Fresenius AG/Caremark Limited 02.12.97 30.04.98 Yes
New Decaux plc/More Group plc 21.05.98 16.06.98
Laid Aside		 -
Ladbroke Group PLC/Coral betting business 31.03.98 24.09.98 Yes
Tomkins plc/Kerry Group plc 22.04.98 25.09.98 Yes
ARRIVA plc / Lutonian Buses Ltd 22.10.98 18.11.98 Yes
Cendant Corporation / RAC Holdings Limited 28.09.98 4.02.99 Yes
IMS Health Inc /Pharmaceutical Marketing Services Inc 14.10.98 25.02.99 Yes
Air Products and Chemicals Inc/DeVilbiss Medequip Limited 02.02.99 30.04.99
Laid Aside		 -
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc/Manchester United PLC 30.10.99 09.04.99 Yes
Naylor Drainage Ltd and Naylor Plastic Ltd/ Hepworth plc 30.03.99 30.04.99
Laid Aside		 -
Rockwool Ltd/Owens-Corning Building Products (UK) Ltd 21.12.99 07.05.99 Yes
British Airways Plc/CityFlyer Express Limited 20.01.99 20.07.99 Yes
NTL Communications Corp and Newcastle United PLC: A report on the merger situation (No summary available) 09.04.99 27.07.99 No
Whitbread plc/Allied Domecq Retailing 14.07.99 10.08.99
Laid Aside		 -
Universal Foods Corporation/Pointings Holdings Limited 17.08.99 21.12.99 No
Alanod Aluminium-Veredlung GmbH & Co/Metalloxyd Ano-Coil Ltd 15.07.99 19.01.00 Yes
CHC Helicopter Corporation/Helicopter Services Group ASA 17.09.99 19.01.00 No
NTL/Cable & Wireless 12.11.99 22.03.00 No
Vivendi SA/British Sky Broadcasting Group 12.11.99 18.04.00 No
Granada/United News & Media/Carlton Communications 08.02.00/
25.02.00		 16.06.00 No (Granada)
Yes (Carlton)
Air Canada/Canadian Airlines 02.05.00 31.08.00 No
Sylvan International Ltd/Locker Group plc 01.06.00 02.11.00 Yes
Grundfos/Myson Pumps
Press release/ Past inquiries		 2.10.00 09.11.00
Laid aside		 -
BUPA/Community Hospitals Group 12.06.00 07.12.00 Yes
BUPA/Salomon International LLC/Community Hospitals Group 08.08.00 07.12.00 Yes
Nutreco Holding NV/Hydro Seafood GSP Ltd 17.07.00 22.12.00 Yes
Interbrew SA/Bass PLC 07.09.00 03.01.01 Yes
Icopal Holding A/S/Icopal a/s 24.11.00 13.03.01 No
Blockbuster/ Apollo Video 02.05.01 23.05.01