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Decisions

Date Notification Economic Sector
23 September 2022

COMP/MCCAA/09/2022 - Acquisition of D-Square Ltd's Injection Moulding business by Thermoplastics Ltd

 Plastic Injection Moulding
5 September 2022

COMP/MCCAA/09/2021 – Full-Function Joint Venture between Bianchi and Sons Limited, Merill Invest Limited and Ziti Technologies Limited (Phase 2 Decision with Commitments) Ing. Joseph Micallef has been approved by the Office for Competition as the Monitoring Trustee appointed to monitor the Parties’ compliance with the Commitments.  

 Passenger Fast Ferry Services
11 August 2022

COMP/MCCAA/07/2022: Acquisition of Parts of the Business of C.Boffa Ltd by John G.Cassar Limited

 Stationery and office supplies including arts and crafts products
27 July 2022

COMP/MCCAA/08/2022: Acquisition of ZASMalta Limited by Apex Consolidation Entity Ltd

 Regulatory Compliance
17 May 2022

COMP/MCCAA/01/2022: Acquisition of sole control over Toshiba Carrier Corporation by Carrier Corporation

 HVAC systems for buildings
08 February 2022

COMP/MCCAA/11/2021: Abandonment of Proposed Acquisition by Lidl Immobiliare Malta Limited of property at Zabbar belonging to Said Investments Limited and leases belonging to Scotts Limited

  Retail and Grocery Market
29 December 2021

COMP/MCCAA/18/2021: Acquisition of FourStop GmbH by Jumio Acquisition LLC.

  IT Services
10 November 2021

COMP/MCCAA/11/2021: Assessment of Proposed Acquisition by Lidl Immobiliare Malta Limited of Property at Żabbar Belonging to Said Investments Limited to operate Lidl Supermarket (Phase I Decision)

 Retail and Grocery Market
05 November 2021

COMP/MCCAA/17/2021 - Acquisition of Scovolini Brand from Aplan Limited by onepercent Limited

  Furniture
04 November 2021

COMP/MCCAA/16/2021 - Acquisition of William Hill Cayman Holdings Limited by 888 Holdings plc

  Online Gambling 
01 November 2021

COMP/MCCAA/15/2021 - Acquisition of Sanne Group plc by Apex Acquisition Company Limited

 Fund Administration
27 October 2021

COMP/MCCAA/14/2021 - Acquisition of Pharma-Cos Limited by Medina Healthcare Limited

 Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products , Medical Equipment and Supplies
21 October 2021

COMP/MCCAA/09/2021 - Assessment of Proposed Full-Function Joint Venture between Bianchi and Sons Limited, Merill Invest Limited and Ziti Technologies Limited (Phase I Decision)

 Passenger Fast Ferry Services
28 September 2021

COMP-MCCAA/13/2021 - Acquisition of AlleyBe Group by Zedra Malta Limited

 Corporate Service Provider Services
16 September 2021

COMP-MCCAA/12/2021 - Acquisition of Willis Towers Watson PLC Treaty Reinsurance by Arthur J.Gallagher & Co.

 Insurance
26 August 2021

COMP-MCCAA/10/2021 - Acquisition of Mint Finance Limited by Zampa Debattista Group

 Professional Services
01 July 2021

COMP-MCCAA/08/2021 - Acquisition of Certain Business Assets of Willis Towers Watson PLC by Arthur J.Gallagher & Co.

 Insurance
11 June 2021

COMP-MCCAA/13/2020 - Assessment of proposed acquisition by Lidl Immobiliare Malta Limited of some of the buildings belonging to said investments limited and leases belonging to Scotts Limited to operate 'Lidl' supermarkets from them 

 Retail and Grocery Market
14 April 2021

COMP/MCCAA/06/2021 - Acquisition by Phoenix Tower International Group of M.T. Mediterranean Towers Limited from Epic Communications Limited

 Telecommunications
04 March 2021

COMP/MCCAA/02/2021 - Acquisition by Entain plc of Enlabs AB.

 Gaming
26 February 2021

COMP/MCCAA/03/2021 -Acquisition of sole control of Slack Technologies Inc. by salesforce.com inc.

 Online provision of software, application hosting and application service provisioning
15 February 2021

COMP/MCCAA/13/2020 - Assessment of Proposed Acquisition by Lidl Immobiliare Malta Limited of some of the buildings belonging to Said Investments Limited and leases belonging to Scotts Limited to operate ‘Lidl’ supermarkets from them (Phase I Decision)

 Retail and Grocery Market
11 February 2021

COMP/MCCAA/01/2021 - Acquisition by Fincantieri Infrastructure S.p.A. of two going concerns of Inso - Sistemi per le Infrastrutture Sociali S.p.A. in Extraordinary Administration

 Project and realisation of public works 
 04 January 2021

COMP/MCCAA/14/2020 - Acquisition by Affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. of Speedcast International Limited

 Satellite connection in the maritime sector
09 December 2020

COMP/MCCAA/12/2020 - Acquisition by Hudson Holdings Limited of Trilogy Limited 

 Fashionwear
29 September 2020

COMP/MCCAA/10/2020 - Acquisition by Evolution Gaming Group AB (publ) of NetEnt AB (publ)

  Online Gaming 
24 August 2020

COMP/MCCAA/09/2020 - Acquisition by Francis Busuttil & Sons (Marketing) Limited of some brands and assets of Vivian Corporation Limited

Fast-moving consumer goods
07 July 2020

COMP/MCCAA/01/2020 - Full-function Joint Venture between Retail Marketing Limited and Co-op Trading Company Limited, Polrem Limited, S. Borg & Sons Limited, Tower Supermarkets Complex Limited, Valyou Pendergardens Operations Ltd., Belleview Supermarkets Co. Ltd. and Valyou Supermarket Limited (Phase 2 determination)

 Wholesale & Retail Trade
05 June 2020

COMP-MCCAA/01/2020 – Final Summary Decision - Assessment of Proposed Concentration between Retail Marketing Ltd., Co-op Trading Company Ltd., Polrem Ltd., S. Borg & Sons Ltd., Tower Supermarkets Complex Ltd., Valyou Pendergardens Operations Ltd., Belleview Supermarkets Co. Ltd. and Valyou Supermarket Ltd.

 Wholesale & Retail Trade
11 March 2020

COMP-MCCAA/05/2020 - Acquisition of Joint Control by MSC Cruises SA of Palumbo Malta Shipyard Limited and Palumbo Shipyard Limited

 Naval Repair
06 March 2020

COMP-MCCAA/01/2020 - Assessment of Proposed Concentration between Retail Marketing Ltd., Co-op Trading Company Ltd., Polrem Ltd., S. Borg & Sons Ltd., Tower Supermarkets Complex Ltd., Valyou Pendergardens Operations Ltd,. Belleview Supermarkets Co. Ltd. and Valyou Supermarket Ltd.

 Wholesale & Retail Trade
20 February 2020

COMP-MCCAA/05/2020 - Acquisition of Power Plus Trading Limited by Daystar Holdings Limited

  Renewable Energy
18 February 2020

COMP-MCCAA/03/2020 - Acquisition of the Stars Group Inc. by Flutter Entertainment plc

 Online Gambling
07 February 2020

COMP-MCCAA/02/2020 - Joint Venture between Atlas Insurance PCC Limited, GasanMamo Insurance Limited, MaltaPost p.l.c. and APS Bank p.l.c.

 Life Insurance
17 December 2019

COMP-MCCAA/19/2019 - Acquisition by Brown’s Pharma Limited

 Pharmacies 
29 October 2019

COMP-MCCAA/18/2019 - Acquisition of Velprint Ltd by Giov. Muscat Co Ltd

 Printing
25 September 2019

COMP-MCCAA/15/2019 - Acquisition of La Poste SA by Caisse des dépôts et Consignations

 Banking, Insurance and Postal services
10 September 2019 COMP-MCCAA/14/2019 - Acquisition by Quad US BidCo Inc.  Healthcare
6 September 2019 COMP-MCCAA/08/2019 - Acquisition by Argus Group Holdings Ltd. Insurance 
4 September 2019 COMP-MCCAA/13/2019 - Acquisition by Redbird Parent Holdings Inc. Advertising 
22 August 2019 COMP-MCCAA/10/2019 - Acquisition by CKV Central Limited  Food Importation and Distribution
29 July 2019 COMP-MCCAA/09/2019 - Acquisition by HID Corporation Limited Other Printing
24 June 2019 COMP-MCCAA/07/2019 - Joint Venture between M&Z Group Limited and BPM Limited Property Development 
29 May 2019 COMP-MCCAA/06/2019 - The Acquisition of Joint Control by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. of Costa Edutainment S.p.A. Entertainment
21 May 2019 COMP-MCCAA/04/2019 - Acquisition by Dea Capital Alternative Funds s.g.r. S.p.A. of Abaco S.p.A. Gaming Sector and IT Products & Software Solutions 
17 May 2019 COMP-MCCAA/5/2019 - Centerbridge Partners L.P.'s Acquisition of Certain Software Assets from International Business Machines Corporation  IT Software
19 October 2018 COMP-MCCAA/9/2018 - Joint Control in a newly created company Sutters & Co Limited Wholesale of Food Products
14 June 2018 COMP-MCCAA/7/2018 - Joint Venture between V.J. Salomone Marketing Limited and Vivian Corporation Limited  Perfumery, Toiletry and Cosmetics
21 March 2018 COMP-MCCAA/4/2018 - Acquisition of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc by GVC Holdings Plc Gaming
6 February 2018 COMP-MCCAA/2/2018 - Acquisition by Francis Busuttil & Sons (Marketing) LTD of Charles Darmanin & Co LTD Consumer Goods
7 December 2017 COMP-MCCAA/26/2017 - Acquisition of CYKA Limited by Camilleri Holdings Limited Apparel Retail
21 April 2017 COMP-MCCAA/9/2017 - Joint Venture between Marlow and Schoeller Group Shipping
20 March 2017 COMP-MCCAA/5/2017- Acquisition of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited  Insurance
30 June 2016 COMP-MCCAA/14/2016 - Acquisition by Argus Group Holdings Limited Insurance
4 July 2016 COMP-MCCAA/15/2016 - Joint Venture between Pater Holding Company Limited, United Group Limited and Tum Invest Limited Motor Vehicles
27 May 2016 COMP-MCCAA/13/2016 - Acquisition by Sportradar AG Sports Betting
26 April 2016 COMP-MCCAA/10/2016 - Acquisition by Calamatta Cuschieri Group plc Investments
14 March 2016 COMP-MCCAA/9/2016 - Acquisition by KKR & Co. L.P. Flooring and Furniture
27 January 2016 COMP-MCCAA/28/2015 – Acquisition of Nomar Distributors by Federated Mills plc Distribution of flour
13 January 2016 COMP-MCCAA/1/2016 - Acquisition by Debono Storage Systems Ltd of Storage Systems Limited Storage
4 January 2016 COMP-MCCAA/28/2015 - Acquisition by GO Data Centre Services Limited IT Services
16 November 2015 COMP-MCCAA/25/2015 - Acquisition by Brait CM1 Limited of Iceland TopCo Limited Food Retail
8 October 2015 COMP-MCCAA/11/2015 - Acquisition by P. Cutajar & Co. Ltd of part of Paul Anthony Bonnici Limited and Paul Bonnici & Son Limited Consumer Goods
1 September 2015 COMP-MCCAA/3/2015 - Acquisition of sole control by MIDI plc of Siemens SpA's shares in Solutions and Infrastructure Services Limited ICT Services
1 July 2015 COMP-MCCAA/10/2015 - Acquisition by BC Partners of Pharmathen S.A. Pharmaceuticals
15 June 2015 COMP-MCCAA/9/2015 - Acquisition of Island Hotels Group Holdings plc by International Hotel Investments p.l.c. Hotel Accomodation
27 March 2015 COMP-MCCAA/2/2015 - Merger between Grant Thornton International and EMCS Holdings Limited Business Advisory Services
22 December 2014 COMP-MCCAA/24/2014 - Acquisition by KPMG International and Crimsonwing plc IT Advisory Services
27 August 2014 COMP-MCCAA/25/2014 - HCS Limited / SSL Holdings Limited Recruitment and supply of care workers
18 August 2014 COMP-MCCAA/23/14 - Ingenico S.A. / GCS Holding B.V. Payment Services
18 August 2014 COMP-MCCAA/20/14 - Vernon's Food Manufacturing & Trading Limited / Zammit & Cachia Trading Co. Ltd Food products
24 June 2014 COMP-MCCAA/14/2014 - Fogg Insurance Agencies Limited / Millennium Insurance Agency Limited Insurance
3 April 2014 COMP-MCCAA/11/2014 – Acquisition of Coastline Hotel Limited by Claret Holdings Ltd Hotel Accomodation
6 March 2014 COMP-MCCAA/06/14 – M&Z (Marketing) Limited /Poultry Products Limited Frozen and Chilled Products

6 June 2013

 COMP-MCCAA/03/2013 - ICT Limited / Information Technology Services Limited Information Technology

20 May 2013

 COMP-MCCAA/02/2013 - Marsovin Limited / Master Wine Holdings Limited Beverages

26 February 2013

 COMP-MCCAA/01/13 - Mohawk Industries Inc. / Fintiles S.P.A. Various

12 September 2012

 COMP-MCCAA/17/2012 - Gasan Enterprises Limited / Mira Holdings Limited / Mira Motor Sales Limited / Associated Motors Company Limited Companies are involved in automotive operations

28 September 2011

 COMP-MCCAA/44/11 – The Western Union Company / Travelex Holdings Limited Both companies are involved in payment services

25 August 2011

 COMP-CCD/28/11 - SMS Group Ltd/Mondial Investments Ltd Both companies are involved in the travel sector

13 August 2011

 COMP-CCD/35/11 – Amazon.com, Inc/The Book Depositary International Ltd Both companies are involved in online retail
28 June 2011 COMP-CCD/25/11 - Island Hotels Group Holdings Plc / Buttigieg Holdings Ltd Both companies are involved in catering
6 June 2011 COMP-CCD/28/11 - International Game Technology / Entraction Holding AB Both companies are involved in gaming