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Since the commencement of the
Enterprise Act’s newspaper merger provisions on 29 December 2003, no
intervention notices have been issued in newspaper cases.
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Broadcasting and
Cross-media Cases |
Since the commencement of the
Enterprise Act’s media merger provisions on 29 December 2003, no
intervention notices have been issued in broadcasting and
cross-media merger cases.
Since the commencement of the
Enterprise Act’s merger provisions on 20 June 2003, intervention
notices have been issued as follows:
(i) Anticipated acquisition of
Alvis plc by General Dynamics Corporation
26 April 2004
Press Notice announcing the
issuing of an Intervention Notice.
Report from the Office of Fair Trading to the Secretary of State
for Trade and Industry on this case, and the
Secretary of State’s
decision of 3 June 2004 to seek undertakings
in lieu of a reference. Any representations on the draft undertakings
were invited by 25 June 2004.
However, as General Dynamics has
confirmed that there is no longer a merger in contemplation, it
follows that it is no longer necessary to obtain undertakings.
(ii) Anticipated acquisition of full control of AgustaWestland N.V. by Finmeccanica S.p.A.
20 August 2004.
Press Notice announcing the
issuing of an Intervention Notice.
Report from the Office of Fair
Trading to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on
this case, and
Gerry
Sutcliffe's decision of 6 October 2004 to seek undertakings in
lieu of a reference. Representations on the
draft undertakings were
invited by 27 October 2004.
9 November 2004.
Announcement
accepting the undertakings in
final form.
(iii) Anticipated acquisition
of parts of the military communication and avionics businesses of
BAE Systems plc by Finmeccanica S.p.A.
7 February 2004
Press Notice announcing the issuing of an
Intervention Notice.
29 March 2005
Report from the Office of Fair
Trading to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on
this case, and a Press Notice announcing
Gerry Sutcliffe's
decision of 29 March 2005 to seek undertakings in lieu of a
reference. Representations on the draft undertakings (below)
were invited by 13 April 2005.
  Draft
undertakings
1.
Draft
undertakings
2.
20 April 2005
Announcement accepting the undertakings (below) in final
form.
Signed
undertakings 1.
Signed
undertakings 2.
(iv)
Anticipated acquisition of Insys Group Limited by Lockheed Martin
UK Holdings Limited
17 August 2005: Press
Notice announcing the issuing of an
Intervention
Notice.
23 September 2005: Press
Notice announcing the issuing of the
OFT's Advice and Draft Undertakings.
17 October 2005:
announcement accepting the
undertakings in final form
(same as draft).
(v) Variation to BAE Systems
undertakings given in earlier merger case (29 Sep 2005).
Variation
to BAE Systems undertakings
DTI
press release announcing variation.
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