Bunzl plc / Baumgartner Fibertech

OFT closed case: Completed acquisition by Bunzl plc of the assets of Baumgartner Fibertech.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 15 December 2003

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Paper printing and packaging
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
• Closed: 15 December 2003

Affected market: Fibre products

No. ME/1454/03

On the basis of the information available to it, the OFT has decided that the completed acquisition by Bunzl plc of the assets of Baumgartner Fibertech does not qualify for investigation under the mergers provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002, 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 15 December 2003