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Phase 2

Administrative timetable

Referral date: 3 May 2024

Statutory deadline: 17 October 2024

• Administrative timetable (PDF, 122KB) (16.5.24)

Contact

lindab.hasvent@cma.gov.uk

Notice of proposal to accept final undertakings

27 November 2024: The CMA gives notice of the proposal to accept final undertakings and is inviting comments on the proposed draft undertakings by 5pm on Wednesday 11 December 2024.

• Notice of proposal to accept final undertakings (PDF, 137KB) (27.11.24)
• Draft final undertakings (PDF, 458KB) (27.11.24)

Final report

15 October 2024: The CMA has published its final report.

• Final report (PDF, 1.1MB) (15.10.24)
• Appendices and glossary (PDF, 3.4MB) (15.10.24)
• Summary of final report (PDF, 134 KB) (15.10.24)
• Press notice: Lindab required to sell sites in Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent after ventilation merger investigation (15.10.24)

Responses to provisional findings and possible remedies

• Parties response to the notice of possible remedies (PDF, 326KB) (17.9.24)
• Parties response to the provisional findings (PDF, 821KB) (27.9.24)

Provisional findings

22 August 2024: The CMA has provisionally found competition concerns as part of its in-depth investigation of the completed acquisition by Lindab International AB of HAS-Vent Holdings Limited.

The deadline for submitting responses to the notice of possible remedies is Thursday 5 September 2024. The deadline for submitting responses to the provisional findings is Thursday 12 September 2024.

• Notice of provisional findings (PDF, 122KB) (22.8.24)
• Summary of provisional findings (PDF, 122KB) (22.8.24)
• Provisional findings report (PDF, 811KB) (23.8.24)
• Appendices and glossary (PDF, 3.4MB) (23.8.24)
• Notice of possible remedies (PDF, 196KB) (22.8.24)
• Press notice: Deal could result in higher costs for ventilation systems, CMA provisionally finds (22.8.24)

Response to the issues statement

• Parties joint response (PDF, 282KB) (27.6.24)

Issues statement

28 May 2024: The issues statement sets out the scope of the inquiry. It outlines initial theories on what might be adversely affecting competition, but it does not set out findings or conclusions. The deadline for submissions on the issues statement is 5pm, 11 June 2024.

• Issues statement (PDF, 201KB) (28.5.24)

Directions to appoint a monitoring trustee

28 May 2024: On 15 May 2024, pursuant to an initial enforcement order dated 10 November 2023, the CMA directed Lindab Limited, Lindab International AB and HAS-Vent Holdings Limited to appoint a monitoring trustee.

• Directions to appoint a monitoring trustee (PDF, 127KB) (28.5.24)

Inquiry group appointed

3 May 2024: The CMA has appointed the inquiry group:

Kirstin Baker (Chair), Robin Foster and Jeremy Newman.

Terms of reference

3 May 2024: The CMA has referred the completed acquisition by Lindab International AB of HAS-Vent Holdings Limited for an in-depth investigation.

• Terms of reference (PDF, 103KB) (3.5.24)

Phase 1

Statutory timetable

Reference decision

3 May 2024: The CMA has referred the completed acquisition by Lindab International AB of HAS-Vent Holdings Limited for an in-depth investigation, on the basis that, on the information currently available to it, it is or may be the case that this Merger has resulted or may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the United Kingdom.

• Decision to refer (PDF, 106KB) (3.5.24)

Reference unless undertakings accepted

26 April 2024: The CMA has decided, on the information currently available to it, that it is or may be the case that this merger has resulted or may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within a market or markets in the U

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