Merger Update: Gobain/ GCP

On 6 December 2021, Saint-Gobain and GCP Applied Technologies announced that they entered into an agreement for Saint-Gobain to acquire GCP Applied Technologies (the Merger). 

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 is keen to ensure that all interested parties have the opportunity to make their views known and present all relevant evidence to the CMA. The CMA is therefore issuing this preliminary 'invitation to comment' asking all interested parties to submit to the CMA any initial views on the impact that the proposed merger could have on competition in the UK. This invitation to comment is the first part of the CMA's information-gathering process, in advance of the CMA's formal investigation starting.   

The CMA may proactively contact companies and organisations that are active in the markets affected by the Merger, or have valuable insights or evidence that could assist the CMA's investigation. 

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

These comments should be provided by the deadline set out above to: 

Philippa Allan, philippa.allan@cma.gov.uk 

Dima Talja, dima.talja@cma.gov.uk  

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