Guildford AcquisitionCo Ltd / Computer Software Group plc

OFT closed case: Anticipated acquisition by Guildford AcquisitionCo Limited of Computer Software Group plc

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 23 April 2007

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Electronics
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
• Closed: 23 April 2007

Affected market: Software

No. ME/2951/07

On the basis of the information available to it, the Office of Fair Trading has decided that the anticipated acquisition by Guildford AcquisitionCo Limited of Computer Software Group plc 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 23 April 2007