REG - Competition and Mkts - Merger Update: LKQ/Uni-Select
15/06/2023 13:15
For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: http://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20230615:nRSO8282Ca&default-theme=true RNS Number : 8282C Competition and Markets Authority 15 June 2023 Announcement of Starting the Clock START OF CMA MERGER INVESTIGATION: ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION OF UNI-SELECT INC. BY LKQ CORPORATION 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. The CMA announced the launch of its merger inquiry by notice to the Parties on 15 June 2023 and has a deadline of 10 August 2023 for its phase 1 decision. Invitation to comment: closes 22 June 2023 To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party. LKQ Corporation is active in the UK through Euro Car Parts. Uni-Select Inc. is active in the UK through GSF Car Parts. These comments should be provided by the deadline set out above to: Luc Rosenberg luc.rosenberg@cma.gov.uk (mailto:luc.rosenberg@cma.gov.uk) Your name and contact details are your personal data. In collecting, receiving, storing, accessing and using your personal data, the CMA, as controller, is processing your personal data. The CMA processes personal data in accordance with data protection law. The CMA is processing your personal data so that it can contact you again, should it need further help or information from you, in order to carry out its merger work under Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002. For more information about how the CMA processes personal data and your rights relating to that data, please see our Privacy Notice (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/competition-and-markets-authority/about/personal-information-charter) . This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com) or visit www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/) . RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy) . END MEREAKKSFFEDEEA