MRI Software / Capita One merger inquiry
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the completed acquisition by MRI Software LLC of Capita One Limited.
Statutory timetable
| Phase 1 | Action |
| 25 March 2025 | Deadline for phase 1 decision (*) |
| 11 February 2025 | Revocation of initial enforcement order |
| 27 January 2025 | Launch of merger inquiry |
| 26 November 2024 to 10 December 2024 | Invitation to comment |
| 5 November 2024 | Initial enforcement order |
(*) This date is the current statutory deadline by when the decision will be announced. If any change occurs, the information is refreshed as soon as practicable. However, the CMA cannot guarantee that the decision will be announced on or before this current deadline, as the deadline of a given case may change during the merger assessment process due to different reasons.
Phase 1
Launch of merger inquiry
27 January 2025: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.
- (27.2.25)
Revocation of initial enforcement order
11 February 2025: The CMA has revoked the initial enforcement order imposed on 5 November 2024 in relation to the completed acquisition by MRI Software LLC of Capita One Limited. The Revocation Order was issued under section 72(4) of the Enterprise Act 2002 and is without prejudice to the CMA’s ongoing investigations into the acquisition.
- (14.2.25)
Invitation to comment: Closed
26 November 2024: The CMA is considering whether it is or may be the case that this merger has resulted 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 has resulted, or may be expected to result, in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.
The CMA is issuing this preliminary ‘invitation to comment’ to allow interested parties to submit to the CMA any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the UK. The CMA has not yet launched its formal investigation into this transaction. This invitation to comment is the first part of the CMA’s information-gathering process.
To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the merger from any interested party.
These comments should be provided by the deadline set out above.
Initial enforcement order
5 November 2024: The CMA has served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 in relation to the acquisition by MRI Software LLC of Capita One Limited.
- (7.11.24)
Amendments / consents granted
- (30.1.25)
- (6.12.24)
- (6.12.24)
- (7.11.24)
Contact
Please send written representations about any competition or public interest to: mri.capitaone@cma.gov.uk
Your name and contact details are your personal data. In collecting, receiving, storing, accessing and using your personal data, the CMA, as controller, is processing your personal data. The CMA processes personal data in accordance with data protection law. The CMA is processing your personal data so that it can contact you again, should it need further help or information from you, in order to carry out its merger work under Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002. For more information about how the CMA processes personal data and your rights relating to that data, please see our Privacy Notice.
Updates to this page
Published 5 November 2024Last updated 14 February 2025 + show all updates
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Revocation order published.
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Derogation published.
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Launch of merger inquiry published.
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Derogations published
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Invitation to comment published.
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Initial enforcement order and derogation letter published.
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First published.