Morrisons / McColl's merger inquiry
The CMA is investigating the completed acquisition by Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd of certain assets of Mccoll’s Retail Group Plc, Martin McColl Limited, Clark Retail Limited, Dillons Stores Limited, Smile Stores Limited, Charnwait Management Limited, and Martin Retail Group Limited.
Statutory timetable
| Phase 1 | Action |
| TBC | Deadline for phase 1 decision (*) |
| TBC | Launch of merger inquiry (**) |
| 25 May 2022 | Initial enforcement order |
(*) This date is the current statutory deadline by when the decision will be announced. If any change occurs, the information is refreshed as soon as practicable. However, the CMA cannot guarantee that the decision 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.
(**) The CMA has decided to investigate this transaction and has made an initial enforcement order. This case page will be updated when the CMA formally commences its phase 1 investigation .
Phase 1
Initial enforcement order
25 May 2022: The Competition and Markets Authority has served an initial enforcement order under section 72 (2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 on Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Holdings, LLC; Motor Fuel Limited and CD&R Firefly Holdco Limited; Market Bidco Limited, Market Topco Limited, and each of the subsidiaries of Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited other than Alliance Property Holdings Limited (Morrisons); and Alliance Property Holdings Limited, the holding company for McColl’s Retail Group plc, Martin McColl Limited, Clark Retail Limited, Dillons Stores Limited, Smile Stores Limited, Charnwait Management Limited, and Martin Retail Group Limited (McColl’s).
- (30.5.22)
Contact
Please send written representations about any competition or public interest to:
Jonathan Akinyemi: jonathan.akinyemi@cma.gov.uk
and
Darren Gysi: darren.gysi@cma.gov.uk