AL-KO Kober Holdings Limited / Bankside Patterson Limited

The CMA investigated and cleared the anticipated acquisition by AL-KO Kober Holdings Limited of Bankside Patterson Limited.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 14 February 2019
• Last updated: 28 May 2019 — See all updates

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Engineering
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Opened: 13 February 2019
• Closed: 20 May 2019

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 Date	Action
24 April 2019	Decision announced
14 February 2019	Launch of merger inquiry
14 February 2019 to 27 February 2019	Invitation to comment

Phase 1

Penalty notice

28 May 2019: The CMA has published a notice (dated 21 May 2019) of a penalty imposed on AL-KO Kober Holdings Limited under section 110 of the Enterprise Act 2002. The CMA imposed the penalty for a failure to comply, without reasonable excuse, with the requirements imposed on AL-KO Kober Holdings Limited by a notice issued by the CMA under section 109 of the Enterprise Act 2002.

• Penalty notice (28.5.19)

CMA clearance decision

24 April 2019: The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by AL-KO Kober Holdings Limited of Bankside Patterson Limited.

• Full text decision (20.5.19)

Notice of extension of the initial period

• Notice of termination of extension (27.3.19)
• Notice of extension (13.3.19)

Launch of merger inquiry

13 February 2019: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

• Commencement of initial period notice (14.2.19)

Invitation to comment: Now closed

14 February 2019: 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.

To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party. These comments should be provided by the deadline set out above.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition issues to:

mergersupportteam@cma.gov.uk

Published 14 February 2019
Last updated 28 May 2019 + show all updates

1. 28 May 2019

   The CMA has published a notice of a penalty imposed on AL-KO Kober Holdings Limited.

2. 24 April 2019

   Clearance decision announced.

3. 27 March 2019

   The notice of termination of extension has been published.

4. 13 March 2019

   Notice of extension of the initial period published.

5. 14 February 2019

   First published.