Number of M&A deals notified to Ireland’s competition agency increased in 2017

The review of Irish Merger Control in 2017 confirms a 7.5% increase in the number of M&A deals notified to the CCPC. In 2017, 72 M&A deals were notified compared to 67 deals in 2016 and 78 M&A deals in 2015. Energy emerged as a key sector for deals notified to the CCPC in 2017

Read Dr Vincent Power's, partner and head of EU and Competition, comments which featured in the Irish Independent on Monday 8 January 2018.

For more information, contact  any member of the EU, Competition & Procurement Group at 
A&L Goodbody.

Date published: 08 January 2018