Nijjar Group Holdings (Acton) Limited / Medina Holdings Limited merger inquiry

The CMA investigated the anticipated merger of Nijjar Group Holdings (Acton) Limited and Medina Holdings Limited.

Statutory timetable

Date Action
27 May 2022 Decision published
30 March 2022 Decision announced
7 March 2022 Revocation of initial enforcement order
2 February 2022 to 16 February 2022 Invitation to comment
2 February 2022 Launch of merger inquiry
24 August 2021 Initial enforcement order

Phase 1

CMA clearance decision

30 March 2022: The CMA has cleared the anticipated merger of Nijjar Group Holdings (Acton) Limited and Medina Holdings Limited.

Revocation of initial enforcement order

7 March 2022: In view of the evidence available to the CMA at this stage, the CMA has revoked the initial enforcement order.

Launch of merger inquiry

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

Invitation to comment: Closed 16 February 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.  

Directions to appoint a monitoring trustee

8 November 2021: Pursuant to an initial enforcement order dated 24 August 2021, the CMA directed Rajinder Singh Nijjar, Balvinder Singh Nijjar, Ravinder Singh Nijjar, Kalvinder Singh Nijjar, Nijjar Group Holdings (Acton) Limited, Deo Volente Limited, Sheazad Hussain, Mohammed Azam and Medina Holdings Limited to appoint a monitoring trustee.

Initial enforcement order

24 August 2021: The CMA has served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 in relation to the anticipated merger of Nijjar Group Holdings (Acton) Limited and Medina Holdings Limited.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition or public interest issues to general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 8 September 2021
Last updated 27 May 2022 + show all updates
  1. Full text of the clearance decision published.

  2. Summary of phase 1 decision published.

  3. The CMA has revoked the initial enforcement order. The revocation order has been published to the page.

  4. Merger inquiry launched.

  5. Directions to appoint a monitoring trustee published.

  6. First published.