Associated British Foods plc / Nutrition Trading (International) Ltd

OFT closed case: Anticipated acquisition by Associated British Foods plc of Nutrition Trading (International) Ltd

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 6 June 2007

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Agriculture, environment and natural resources
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
• Closed: 6 June 2007

Affected market: Animal feed fats

No. ME/3038/07

On the basis of the information available to it, the Office of Fair Trading has decided that the anticipated acquisition by Associated British Foods plc of Nutrition Trading (International) Ltd does not qualify for investigation under the mergers provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act), because neither the UK turnover test nor the share of supply test in section 23 of the Act is met. A relevant merger situation has, therefore, not been created.

Published 6 June 2007