M/17/059 – Newspread/Hegadon
Transaction details
The proposed transaction by Newspread Limited of the stationery wholesalers business carried on by Hegadon Limited has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
| Notification date | Decision date |
|---|---|
| Friday November 3, 2017 | Wednesday, December 13, 2017 |
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
|---|---|
| Newspread Limited | Newspread Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Independent News & Media Plc. It is a print media distributor and it also involved in the supply and distribution of non-media products such as books, consumables and stationery. |
| Hegadon Limited | Hegadon Limited is a stationery wholesalers, operating under the names of "Supreme Stationery"," Retail Distribution Ireland", "Super Select Stationery" and " Performance Stationery". |
| Economic sector | Media merger |
|---|---|
| wholesale stationery sector | No |
| Submissions from third parties due by: | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
| Monday, November 20, 2017 | |
| Current status: Completed |
|---|
| Cleared (Phase 1) |
| Authorised Officer Assigned | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Donnacha Hennessy | email: donnachahennessy@ccpc.ie |
Media enquiries: doireannsweeney@ccpc.ie
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