S.C. Johnson & Son / People Against Dirty merger inquiry

The CMA investigated and cleared the anticipated acquisition by S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. of People Against Dirty Holdings Limited.

Statutory timetable

Phase 1 date Action
25 January 2018 Decision published
8 January 2018 Decision announced
20 November to 30 November 2017 Invitation to comment
20 November 2017 Launch of merger inquiry

Phase 1

CMA clearance decision

8 January 2018: The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. of People Against Dirty Holdings Limited. The full text of the decision is available below.

Invitation to comment: Now closed

20 November 2017: 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

20 November 2017: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition issues to:

MergerSupportTeam@cma.gsi.gov.uk

Updates to this page

Published 20 November 2017
Last updated 25 January 2018 + show all updates
  1. Full text of the decision published.

  2. Clearance decision announced.

  3. First published.