Moneysupermarket.com Financial Group Limited / Decision Technologies Limited

The CMA investigated and cleared the anticipated acquisition by Moneysupermarket.com Financial Group Limited of Decision Technologies Limited and its subsidiaries.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 12 June 2018
• Last updated: 20 September 2018 — See all updates

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Telecommunications
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Opened: 12 June 2018
• Closed: 20 September 2018

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 date	Action
20 September 2018	Decision published
7 August 2018	Decision announced
12 June 2018 to 26 June 2018	Invitation to comment
12 June 2018	Launch of merger inquiry

Phase 1

CMA clearance decision

7 August 2018: The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Moneysupermarket.com Financial Group Limited of Decision Technologies Limited and its subsidiaries.

• Full text decision (20.9.18)

Invitation to comment: Now closed

12 June 2018: 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.

Launch of merger inquiry

12 June 2018: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties:

• Commencement of initial period notice (12.6.18)

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition issues to:

mergersupportteam@cma.gov.uk

Published 12 June 2018

Last updated 20 September 2018 + show all updates

1. 20 September 2018

   Full text decision published.

2. 20 September 2018

   Full text decision published.

3. 7 August 2018

   Clearance decision announced.

4. 12 June 2018

   First published.