Merger references to the Competition Commission

1989-2001 (Excluding Newspaper Mergers)

Title	Date referred	Date published /laid aside	Competition Commission findings Adverse effects identified
The General Electrical Company plc/Siemens AG/The Plessey Company plc	11.1.89	21.4.89	Yes
Portland Outdoor Advertising Holdings Ltd/Alban Communications Ltd	24.4.89	6.6.89 Laid Aside	-
Brodrene Hartmann AS/Royal Packaging Industries Van Le BV	13.6.89	12.7.89 Laid Aside	-
Grand Metropolitan plc/William Hill Organisation Limited	24.4.89	23.8.89	Yes
Glynwed International/J B & S Lees Ltd	24.4.89	30.8.89	No
Monsanto Company/Rhone-Poulenc SA	23.6.89	18.10.89	No
Coats Viyella Plc/Tootal Group plc	26.6.89	26.10.89	Yes
Yale & Valor plc/Myson Group plc	30.8.89	21.12.89	No
Blue Circle Industries plc/Myson Group plc	30.8.89	21.12.89	No
Atlas Copco AB/Desoutter Brothers (Holdings) plc	20.9.89	25.1.90	No
Michelin Tyre PLC/National Tyre Service Ltd	31.10.89	7.3.90	Yes
The British United Provident Association Ltd/HCA United Kingdom Ltd	21.11.89	21.3.90	No
British Steel plc/C Walker & Sons (Holdings) Ltd	21.12.89	4.4.90	No
General Utilities plc/The Colne Valley Water Company Rickmansworth Water Company	7.9.89	27.4.90	Yes
Tiphook plc/Trailerent plc	14.12.89	2.5.90	No
Kingfisher plc/Dixons Group plc	15.1.90	23.5.90	Yes
General Utilities plc/The Mid Kent Water Company	4.1.90	4.7.90	Yes
Southern Water plc/Mid-Sussex Water Company	4.1.90	4.7.90	No
Stagecoach (Holdings) Ltd/Portsmouth Citybus Ltd	21.2.90	12.7.90	Yes
Glynwed International PLC/Alumasc Group PLC	13.6.90	11.7.90 Laid Aside	-
Tate & Lyle PLC/Berisford International PLC	12.6.90	18.7.90 Laid Aside	-
BICC plc/Sterling Greengate Cable Company Ltd	14.3.90	13.7.90	No
Ransomes plc/Westwood Engineering Ltd/Laser Lawnmower Ltd	27.2.90	13.7.90	No
Ransomes plc/Cushman Inc, Brouwer Equipment Inc/Brouwer Turf Equipment Ltd	19.3.90	13.7.90	No
British Airways plc/Sabena SA	26.3.90	25.7.90	No
South Yorkshire Transport Ltd acquisitions	22.3.90	1.8.90	Yes
William Cook PLC acquisitions/	3.5.90	30.8.90	No
Vishay Intertechnology Inc/Crystalate Holdings PLC	26.7.90	7.9.90 Laid Aside	-
Western Travel Ltd/G & G Coaches (Leamington) Ltd	29.5.90	4.10.90	No
Elders IXL Ltd/Grand Metropolitan PLC	27.4.90	16.10.90	Yes
Trelleborg AB/McKechnie Extruded Products	26.7.90	19.12.90	No
Stagecoach (Holdings) Ltd/Formia Ltd	29.5.90	20.12.90	Yes
Valhi Inc/Akzo NV	20.8.90	9.1.91	Yes
Kemira Oy/Imperial Chemical Industries PLC	19.9.90	23.1.90	Yes
Credit Lyonnais SA/Woodchester Investments plc	30.8.90	23.1.91	No
Caldaire Holdings Ltd/Bluebird Securities Ltd	11.9.90	30.1.91	Yes
British Aerospace PLC/Thomson-CSF SA	19.9.90	30.1.91	No
Tate & Lyle PLC/British Sugar plc	19.9.90	6.2.91	Yes
Sligos SA/Signet Ltd	24.10.90	26.2.91	No
Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB/Swedish Match NV a Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB/The Gillette Company	13.6.90	20.3.91	Yes
Amoco Corporation/Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine	21.12.90	3.5.91	No
The Morgan Crucible Company plc/Manville Corporation	18.12.90	29.5.91	No
Prosper De Mulder Ltd/Croda International plc	14.3.91	1.8.91	Yes
The enterprises of Alan J Lewis/Jarmain & Son Ltd	21.3.91	13.8.91	Yes
Hamamatsu Phototonics K K/Thorn EMI Electron Tubes Ltd	5.8.91	11.9.91 Laid Aside	-
Avenir Havas Media SA/Brunton Curtis Outdoor Advertising Ltd	3.7.91	22.11.91	Yes
UniChem PLC/Macarthy PLC and Lloyds Chemists plc/Macarthy PLC	05.09.91/ 8.10.91	26.02.92/ 26.02.92	No
AAH Holdings plc/Medicopharma NV	21.11.91	7.5.92	Yes
Tarmac plc/Steetley plc	18.2.92	13.3.92 Laid Aside	-
Hillsdown Holdings PLC/Enterprises belonging to Associates British Foods PLC	28.2.92	7.7.92	No
Lloyds Bank plc/Midland Bank plc	22.5.92	12.6.92 Laid Aside	-
Allied-Lyons PLC/Carlsberg A/S	10.3.92	28.7.92	Yes
Sara Lee Corporation/Reckitt & Colman plc	13.3.92	13.8.92	Yes
Bond Helicopters Ltd/British International Helicopters Ltd	10.6.92	16.9.92	Yes
Bristow Helicopters Group Ltd/British International Helicopters Ltd	10.6.92	6.7.92 Laid Aside	-
BM Group Plc/Thwaites Ltd	12.6.92	2.7.92 Laid Aside	-
Scottish Milk Marketing Board/Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited	29.7.92	8.12.92	Yes
The Gillette Company/Parker Pen Holdings Limited	5.10.92	10.2.93	No
Stagecoach Holdings plc/Lancaster City Transport Limited	3.8.93	1.12.93	-
National Express Group PLC/Saltire Holdings Ltd	15.10.93	17.2.94	No
Alcatel Cable SA/STC Limited	27.10.93	24.2.94	No
More O'Ferrall PLC/London Transport Advertising Ltd	14.7.94	24.8.94 Laid Aside	-
Stagecoach Holdings plc/Mainline Partnership Limited	3.11.94	9.3.95	Yes
Thomas Cook/Interpayment Services	9.11.94	23.3.95	Yes
S B Holdings Limited/Kelvin Central Buses Limited	30.11.94	27.4.95	No
Stagecoach Holdings plc/S B Holdings Limited	21.12.94	27.4.95	Yes
British Aerospace Public Limited Company/VSEL plc	7.12.94	23.5.95	No
The General Electric Company plc/VSEL plc	7.12.94	23.5.95	Yes
Service Corporation International/Plantsbrook Group Plc	20.12.94	25.5.95	Yes
Lyonnaise des Eaux SA/Northumbria Water Services PLC	31.3.95	26.7.95	Yes
Stagecoach Holdings plc/Ayrshire Bus owners (A1 Services) Ltd	6.6.95	3.11.95	Yes
Nutricia Holdings Ltd/Valio International UK Ltd	31.7.95	21.12.95	Yes
Belfast International Airport Limited/Belfast City Airport Limited	1.8.95	9.1.96	Yes
Stagecoach Holdings plc/Chesterfield Transport (1989) Limited	6.9.95	18.1.96	No
Go-Ahead Group plc/OK Motor Services	8.9.95	2.2.96	No
British Bus plc/Arrowline (Travel) Ltd	26.10.95	8.3.96	No
National Power Plc/Southern Electric Plc	23.11.95	25.4.96	Yes
PowerGen Plc/Midlands Electricity Plc	23.11.95	25.4.96	Yes
UniChem PLC/Lloyds Chemists plc and GEHE AG/Lloyds Chemists plc (one report)	01.03.96/ 28.03.96	19.07.96/ 19.07.96	Yes
NV Verenigde Bedrijven Nutricia/enterprises belonging to Milupa AG	28.3.96	9.8.96	No
Severn Trent/South West Water Plc	21.5.96	25.10.96	Yes
Wessex Water Plc/South West Water Plc	21.5.96	25.10.96	Yes
National Express Group plc/Midland Main Line Limited	30.7.96	20.12.96	Yes
Robert Wiseman Dairies plc/Scottish Pride Holdings plc	30.8.96	24.12.96	Yes
Mid Kent Holdings plc/General Utilities Plc/SAU Water Services plc	23.5.96	21.1.97	Yes
FirstBus plc/S B Holdings Limited	23.9.96	24.1.97	Yes
Cowie Group plc/British Bus Limited	31.10.96	18.3.97	No
The Littlewoods Organisation plc/enterprises under the control of Sears plc	11.2.97	25.3.97 Laid Aside	-
Klaus J Jacobs Holding AG/Societe Central d'Investissements et Associes	19.12.96	13.6.97	No
Bass PLC, Carlsberg A/S/Carlsberg-Tetley PLC	9.12.96	27.6.97	Yes
Priory Hospitals Group Limited/enterprises under the control of Charter Medical of England Limited	2.6.97	2.7.97 Laid Aside	-
Technicolor Limited/Metrocolor London Limited	13.3.97	24.7.97	-
London Clubs International plc/Capital Corporation plc	7.4.97	5.8.97	Yes
Littlewoods Organisation plc/Freemans plc	21.4.97	18.11.97	Yes
The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company/Stena Line AB	28.11.97	19.11.97	Yes
National Express Group plc/ScotRail Railways Ltd	22.5.97	16.12.97	Yes
National Express Group plc/Central Trains Ltd	22.5.97	16.12.97	No
PacifiCorp/The Energy Group	1.8.97	19.12.97	No
Capital Radio plc/Virgin Radio Holdings Ltd	31.7.97	13.1.98	Yes
Fresenius AG/Caremark Limited	02.12.97	30.04.98	Yes
New Decaux plc/More Group plc	21.05.98	16.06.98 Laid Aside	-
Ladbroke Group PLC/Coral betting business	31.03.98	24.09.98	Yes
Tomkins plc/Kerry Group plc	22.04.98	25.09.98	Yes
ARRIVA plc / Lutonian Buses Ltd	22.10.98	18.11.98	Yes
Cendant Corporation / RAC Holdings Limited	28.09.98	4.02.99	Yes
IMS Health Inc /Pharmaceutical Marketing Services Inc	14.10.98	25.02.99	Yes
Air Products and Chemicals Inc/DeVilbiss Medequip Limited	02.02.99	30.04.99 Laid Aside	-
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc/Manchester United PLC	30.10.99	09.04.99	Yes
Naylor Drainage Ltd and Naylor Plastic Ltd/ Hepworth plc	30.03.99	30.04.99 Laid Aside	-
Rockwool Ltd/Owens-Corning Building Products (UK) Ltd	21.12.99	07.05.99	Yes
British Airways Plc/CityFlyer Express Limited	20.01.99	20.07.99	Yes
NTL Communications Corp and Newcastle United PLC: A report on the merger situation (No summary available)	09.04.99	27.07.99	No
Whitbread plc/Allied Domecq Retailing	14.07.99	10.08.99 Laid Aside	-
Universal Foods Corporation/Pointings Holdings Limited	17.08.99	21.12.99	No
Alanod Aluminium-Veredlung GmbH & Co/Metalloxyd Ano-Coil Ltd	15.07.99	19.01.00	Yes
CHC Helicopter Corporation/Helicopter Services Group ASA	17.09.99	19.01.00	No
NTL/Cable & Wireless	12.11.99	22.03.00	No
Vivendi SA/British Sky Broadcasting Group	12.11.99	18.04.00	No
Granada/United News & Media/Carlton Communications	08.02.00/ 25.02.00	16.06.00	No (Granada) Yes (Carlton)
Air Canada/Canadian Airlines	02.05.00	31.08.00	No
Sylvan International Ltd/Locker Group plc	01.06.00	02.11.00	Yes
Grundfos/Myson Pumps Press release/ Past inquiries	2.10.00	09.11.00 Laid aside	-
BUPA/Community Hospitals Group	12.06.00	07.12.00	Yes
BUPA/Salomon International LLC/Community Hospitals Group	08.08.00	07.12.00	Yes
Nutreco Holding NV/Hydro Seafood GSP Ltd	17.07.00	22.12.00	Yes
Interbrew SA/Bass PLC	07.09.00	03.01.01	Yes
Icopal Holding A/S/Icopal a/s	24.11.00	13.03.01	No
Blockbuster/ Apollo Video	02.05.01	23.05.01 Laid aside	-
General Healthcare Group/Community Hospitals Group	20.03.01	30.05.01 Laid aside	-
SCR-Sibelco SA/Fife Silica Sands Ltd/Fife Resources Ltd	09.01.01	04.07.01	Yes
BASF AG/Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd	15.12.00	04.07.01	No
Reed Elsevier Plc/Harcourt General, Inc	21.02.01	05.07.01	No
Lloyds TSB Group plc/Abbey National plc	23.02.01	10.07.01	Yes
HCA International/London Heart Hospital	20.07.01	15.08.01 Laid aside	-
Octagon Motorsports Ltd/British Racing Drivers Club Ltd	17.04.01	06.09.01
Duralay International Holdings Ltd/Gates Consumer & International	28.06.01	09.11.01	No
Hilton Group/British Sky Broadcasting Group	10.10.01	15.11.01 Laid aside	-
Eastman Kodak Company and ColourCare Limited	16.08.01	21.12.01	No

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Last Revised 9/5/03

Merger references to the Competition Commission

1989-2001 (Excluding Newspaper Mergers)

Title

Date referred

Date published /laid aside

Competition Commission findings Adverse effects identified

Date published
/laid aside

Competition Commission findings
Adverse effects identified