Boparan Private Office / Banham Poultry merger inquiry

The CMA investigated and cleared the completed acquisition by Boparan Private Office, via Amber REI Holdings Limited, of Banham Poultry (2018) Limited.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 8 November 2021
• Last updated: 27 April 2022 — See all updates

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Food manufacturing
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
• Opened: 8 November 2021
• Closed: 27 April 2022

Statutory timetable

Date	Action
27 April 2022	Decision published
25 March 2022	Decision announced
28 January 2022 to 11 February 2022	Invitation to comment
28 January 2022	Launch of merger inquiry
3 November 2021	Initial enforcement order

Phase 1

CMA Clearance decision

25 March 2022: The CMA has cleared the completed acquisition by Boparan Private Office, via Amber REI Holdings Limited, of Banham Poultry (2018) Limited.

• Full text decision (27.4.22)

Launch of merger inquiry

28 January 2022: The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the parties.

• Commencement notice (28.1.22)

Invitation to comment: closed

28 January 2022: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction has resulted 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 has resulted, or may be expected to result, in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.

To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.

These comments should be provided by the deadline set out above.

Initial enforcement order

3 November 2021: The CMA has served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 in relation to the completed acquisition by Boparan Private Office, via Amber REI Holdings Limited, of Banham Poultry (2018) Limited

• Directions issued on 7 January 2022 (20.1.22)
• Initial enforcement order (8.11.21)

Amendments/consents granted

• Derogation 7 March 2022 (15.3.22)
• Derogation 2 March 2022 (15.3.22)
• Derogation 15 February 2022 (15.3.22)
• Derogation 14 February 2022 (15.3.22)
• Derogation 10 February 2022 (15.3.22)
• Derogation 2 February 2022 (15.3.22)
• Derogation 24 January 2022 (15.3.22)
• Derogation 21 December 2021 (15.3.22)
• Derogation 17 November 2021 (20.1.22)
• Derogation 16 November 2021 (20.1.22)
• Derogation 15 November 2021 (20.1.22)

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition or public interest to [email protected]

Published 8 November 2021
Last updated 27 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 27 April 2022

   Full text decision published.

2. 25 March 2022

   Clearance decision published.

3. 15 March 2022

   Derogations published.

4. 28 January 2022

   Merger inquiry launched.

5. 20 January 2022

   Directions issued on 7 January 2022 and derogations published.

6. 8 November 2021

   First published.