Farmer-owned Arla Foods and Yeo Valley announce partnership on liquid milk, butter and cheese

[Sid]

CMA have called it in.

 

[jondear]

CMA have called it in.

What's that?

 

[frederick]

CMA have called it in.

If the cma end up having a problem with this how can 2 supermarkets potentially be allowed to control 60% of the market.

I hope we dont end up with one rule for most people and a completely different one for the big boys

 

[dinderleat]

More like, who has complained about the possible merger?

 

[Dragon]

What's that?

Competition and marketing authority.

 

[O'Reilly]

I was told that the CMA only call deals in if they are over 70 mil, and that the trick is to split deals to avoid this. The example was mole valley/ countrywide, they were badly advised, but later found out that if mole had bought say half the cwd stores, then gone back for the rest later, nothing would have been done. Even then it was only a problem because someone complained.

 

[RastaBoy]

As you would expect for genuine reasons I can not comment on much of this news.

Why not ?

 

[Sid]

What's that?

Competition and mergers authority'

 

[dinderleat]

CMA have called it in.

I think your information may be miss informed. Cma are still doing investigations into the possible deal so nothing is final, but I would also be surprised if it doesn’t go through.

 

[Sid]

https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/arla-foods-limited-yeo-valley-dairies-merger-inquiry

 

[bar718]

@dinderleat, yes @Sid is right in this instance but as you say we would be surprised if it doesn’t go through. What would be more interesting is if the comments to the proposed deal to the CMA were to be made public and who they were made by. Now that would be interesting.

 

[dinderleat]

I do apologize @Sid I interpreted your comment the wrong way

 

[Sid]

@dinderleat, yes @Sid is right in this instance but as you say we would be surprised if it doesn’t go through. What would be more interesting is if the comments to the proposed deal to the CMA were to be made public and who they were made by. Now that would be interesting.

Firstly I have nothing to hide in the Arla Yeo deal by saying this.

I don't think that comments should be public. Imagine if you are a business dealing with both Sainsburys and Asda and you felt that the merger would harm the market, less buyers means more power. If you were seen to have commented it could mean you could be "blacklisted" if such a thing may or may not exist

 

[RastaBoy]

As you would expect for genuine reasons I can not comment on much of this news.

I’ll ask again, Why Not ?

 

[Fergieman]

CMA have called it in.

And approved the deal.