Competition Markets Authority
Statutory timetable
| Phase 1 | Action |
| 16 September 2024 | Deadline for phase 1 decisions (*) |
| 19 July 2024 | Launch of merger inquiry |
| 19 July 2024 to 2 August 2024 | Invitation to comment |
(*) This date is the current statutory deadline by when the decisions will be announced. If any change occurs, the information is refreshed as soon as practicable. However, the CMA cannot guarantee that the decisions will be announced on or before this current deadline, as the deadline of a given case may change during the merger assessment process due to different reasons.
Phase 1
Launch of merger inquiry
19 July 2024: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.
- (19.7.24)
Invitation to comment: Closes 2 August 2024
19 July 2024: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.
In addition, the CMA is also considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation involving an energy network merger under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to cause substantial prejudice to the ability of Ofgem to make comparisons between energy network enterprises of the type involved in the energy network merger.
To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.
Written representations about any competition issues or Ofgems ability to make comparisons between energy operators should be provided by the deadline set out above.
Contact
Please send written representations about any competition issues or Ofgems ability to make comparisons between energy operators to:
- Principal Case Officer, Gulalay Hammad: gulalay.hammad@cma.gov.uk or 020 3738 6212
- Case Officer, George Ankers: george.ankers@cma.gov.uk or 020 8798 1024
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