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Samruni Árvakurs hf., Fréttablaðsins ehf. og Pósthússins ehf.

Analysis

Með erindi dags. þann 17. október 2008 barst Samkeppniseftirlitinu tilkynning um samruna samkvæmt 17. gr. samkeppnislaga nr. 44/2005 en samhliða erindinu var skilað inn samrunaskrá vegna kaupa Árvakurs hf. á öllu hlutafé í félaginu Fréttablaðið ehf. og 100% af útgefnu hlutafé Pósthússins ehf.

The Competition Authority's conclusion is that the merger would have resulted in very serious restrictions on competition in the markets for newspaper publishing, newspaper advertising, newspaper distribution and newspaper printing. The restrictions on competition would have primarily consisted of the creation of a dominant market position or a monopoly in all of the relevant markets, as the two main competitors in those markets would have merged. As a result, Morgunblaðið and Fréttablaðið would have been owned by the same entity and would have lost their independence from one another. This would have the effect of reducing the diversity of content and approach of each newspaper and would constitute a significant detriment to readers. 

Þá er það mat Samkeppniseftirlitsins að samrunaaðilar hafi ekki fært fyrir því nægar sannanir að leyfa eigi samrunann í heild sinni sökum fjárhagsörðugleika Árvakurs (e. failing firm defence). Ítarlegar tilraunir hafa verið gerðar til þess að ljúka málinu með setningu skilyrða en án árangurs. Sökum þessa er það mat Samkeppniseftirlitsins að ógilda beri samrunann á grundvelli 17. gr. c. samkeppnislaga.

 

Decisions
Case number

6 / 2009

Date
13 February 2009
Company

Árvakur Ltd.

Fréttablaðið ehf.

Pósthúsið ehf.

Industries

Telecommunications, information technology and media

Subjects

Merger case

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