Daily Mail and General Holdings Limited / News Corp UK & Ireland Limited merger inquiry
The CMA is investigating the anticipated joint venture between Daily Mail and General Holdings Limited and News Corp UK & Ireland Limited in respect of their newspaper printing activities in Great Britain.
Statutory timetable
| Date | Action |
| 1 May 2024 | Decision published |
| 21 March 2024 | Decision announced |
| 1 February 2024 | Launch of merger inquiry |
| 1-15 February 2024 | Invitation to Comment |
CMA clearance decision
21 March 2024: The CMA has cleared the anticipated joint venture between Daily Mail and General Holdings Limited and News Corp UK & Ireland Limited in respect of their newspaper printing activities in Great Britain.
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Launch of merger inquiry
1 February 2024: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.
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Invitation to comment: Closed
1 February 2024: 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.
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:
nayantara.ravichandran@cma.gov.uk and federico.torrigiani@cma.gov.uk
Competition and Markets Authority The Cabot 25 Cabot Square London E14 4QZ
Updates to this page
Published 1 February 2024Last updated 1 May 2024 + show all updates
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Full text for clearance decision published
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Clearance decision published.
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First published.