Central England Co-operative Limited / part of the funerals business of The Midcounties Co-operative Limited merger inquiry

The CMA investigated and cleared the anticipated acquisition by Central England Co-operative Limited of part of the funerals business of The Midcounties Co-operative Limited.

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 Action
4 October 2021 Decision announced
16 August 2021 Launch of merger inquiry
16 August 2021 to 31 August 2021 Invitation to comment

Phase 1

CMA clearance decision

4 October 2021: The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Central England Co-operative Limited of part of the funerals business of The Midcounties Co-operative Limited.

Launch of merger inquiry

16 August 2021: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

Invitation to comment: now closed

16 August 2021: The 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.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition or public interest to:

James McGarrachan
Competition and Markets Authority
The Cabot
25 Cabot Square
London
E14 4QZ

james.mcgarrachan@cma.gov.uk

Updates to this page

Published 16 August 2021
Last updated 11 November 2021 + show all updates
  1. Full text of the clearance decision published.

  2. Clearance decision published.

  3. First published.