Alliance Boots Limited / Dollond & Aitchison Limited

OFT closed case: Proposed joint venture between Alliance Boots Limited and Dollond & Aitchison Limited in relation to their respective optical businesses.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 1 May 2009

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Closed: 1 May 2009

Affected market: Retail market for optical services

No. ME/4014/09

Full text of the decision: Alliance-Boots.pdf

Published 1 May 2009