Investigations
Completed inquiries
HMV Group plc / Waterstone's plc / Ottakar's plc
Terms of reference
Members of inquiry
Administrative Timetable
Issues statement
Notice of provisional findings
Summary of provisional findings
Provisional findings report
Final report
Inquiry type:Completed acquisition
Status:Completed
Date: 06.12.05 - 12.05.06
CC formally clears Waterstone's/Ottakar’s merger (pdf, 27kb)
CC provisionally clears Waterstone's/Ottakar's merger (pdf, 36kb)
CC publishes issues statement on Waterstone's/Ottakar's merger (pdf, 39kb)
Anticipated acquisition of Ottakar’s plc by HMV Group plc through Waterstone’s plc:Competition Commission invites evidence (pdf, 29kb)
Initial submission from HMV Group plc (pdf, 368kb)
Overview submission from Ottakar’s plc (pdf, 968kb)
Third party submissions
Collation of third party views and comments (pdf, 112kb)
GfK NOP Consumer report (pdf, 271kb)
Third Party comments received on the Provisional Findings
Disclosures of interest
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