M/24/022 – Bunzl/Nisbets
Transaction details
The proposed acquisition by Bunzl plc of sole control of Nisbets Limited and Chef Leasing Limited has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
| Notification date | Decision date |
|---|---|
| Friday April 5, 2024 | Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
|---|---|
| Bunzl plc | Bunzl plc is a publicly listed international distribution and services group, headquartered in the UK but active globally. It supplies a broad range of products to a variety of sectors, including grocery, foodservice, safety, cleaning and hygiene, retail, healthcare, and other end-customer sectors. |
| Nisbets Limited | Nisbets Limited is a privately owned supplier of catering equipment and consumables, headquartered in the UK. In the State Nisbets Limited supplies a range of catering equipment to commercial and domestic customers. Nisbets Ireland is headquartered in Cork, where it has a distribution centre. It also operates from two locations in Dublin – a retail store in the ILAC Centre and a warehouse facility in Tallaght. |
| Chef Leasing Limited | Chef Leasing Limited is a UK headquartered company that provides Business to Business finance to the Catering and Hospitality sectors. |
| Economic sector | Media merger |
|---|---|
| Other Services | No |
| Submissions from third parties due by: | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
| Friday, April 19, 2024 | |
| Current status: Completed |
|---|
| Cleared (Phase 1) |
| Authorised Officer Assigned | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Jack Kelly | jackkelly@ccpc.ie |
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