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Formpress Publishing/D&D Media

M/24/026

Completed

Transaction details

The proposed acquisition by Formpress Publishing Limited of the entire issued share capital, and thus sole control of D&D Media Limited, has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Case details
  • Notification date:23 April 2024
  • Publication date:23 April 2024
  • Economic sector:Publishing & media production - J
  • Economic sub-sector:Programming & IT consulting - K.62
  • Media merger:Yes
  • Request for information:Yes
  • Outcome:Cleared
Documents
M.24.026 Phase 1 DeterminationPDF | 241 KB
M.24.026 Phase 2 DeterminationPDF | 1471 KB
Timetable

Phase One

  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Notification received
  • Friday, 10 May, 2024 Third party submission deadline
  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024 Further information required
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024 Further information received
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024 Determination issued

Phase Two

  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024 Phase 2 begins
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024 Third party submission deadline
  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024 Further information required
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024 Further information received
  • Thursday, 17 October, 2024 Phase 2 determination issued
Parties Involved

Formpress Publishing Limited

Formpress is part of the corporate group of Media Concierge (Holdings) Limited, which is a holding company based in the UK. In the State, Formpress owns and operates a number of local and regional newspaper titles and newspaper websites.

 

D&D Media Limited

D&D Media owns and operates the Inishowen Independent and its associated digital website inishowenindo.ie.
Contacts

Emma Brogan emmabrogan@ccpc.ie

Èadaoin Burns eadoinburns@ccpc.ie

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