Cheetah Holdco (trading as The Office Group) / Fora Holdings merger inquiry

The CMA investigated and cleared the anticipated joint venture between Cheetah Concert Holdco Limited and Fora Holdings Limited.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 14 June 2022
• Last updated: 23 August 2022 — See all updates

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Distribution and service industries
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Opened: 13 June 2022

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 date	Action
3 August 2022	Decision announced
14 June 2022 to 28 June 2022	Invitation to comment
14 June 2022	Launch of merger inquiry

Phase 1

CMA clearance decision

3 August 2022: The CMA has cleared the anticipated joint venture between Cheetah Concert Holdco Limited (trading as The Office Group) and Fora Holdings Limited.

• Full text decision (23.8.22)

Launch of merger inquiry

14 June 2022: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

• Commencement notice (14.6.22)

Invitation to comment: closed

14 June 2022: 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 June 2022
Last updated 23 August 2022 + show all updates

1. 23 August 2022

   Full text of clearance decision and case closure published.

2. 3 August 2022

   Clearance decision published.

3. 14 June 2022

   First published.