M/03/007 – Soros / Polymerlatex
Transaction details
Proposal whereby Soros Private Equity Investors LP would, through intermediaries, acquire all the limited partnership interests in PolymerLatex GmbH & Co KG and the entire issued share capital of PolymerLatex Verwaltungs-GmbH from Bayer AG and Degussa AG.
| Notification date | Decision date |
|---|---|
| Tuesday March 11, 2003 | Friday, March 28, 2003 |
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
|---|---|
| Soros | Investment fund, primarily involved in private equity investments in Western Europe and the United States. Within Ireland, SPEI and its affiliates control* eircom plc and Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd. |
| Polymerlatex | Produces, markets and sells a broad range of lattices (latex), predominantly carpet/moulded foam, paper and specialty lattices. |
| Economic sector | Media merger |
|---|---|
| Latex | No |
| Submissions from third parties due by: | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
| Current status: Completed |
|---|
| Cleared (Phase 1) |
| Authorised Officer Assigned | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Vanessa Holliday | Tel: 01 804 5400 Email: mergers@tca.ie |
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