M/11/011 – Duke Street / Hutton Collins / Lion/Katsu / JV
Transaction details
The Competition Authority has cleared the proposed acquisition of joint control of Lion/Katsu Investments S.á.r.l by Duke Street General Partner Limited and Duke Street Gestion S.á.r.l together with Hutton Collins Capital Partners III Limited Partnership, through a newly incorporated company, Mabel Bidco Limited.
| Notification date | Decision date |
|---|---|
| Thursday March 24, 2011 | Thursday, April 14, 2011 |
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
|---|---|
| Duke Street General Partner Limited | Duke Street is a private equity company, with offices in the UK and France. The Duke Street group manages a range of 10-year funds. These funds are currently invested in portfolio companies across various sectors of industry and services including: business services, healthcare, leisure and retail, consumer and food and industrial. |
| Hutton Collins Capital Partners III Limited Partnership | Hutton Collins invests preferred capital in unquoted companies based in Western Europe. It invests in various sectors including IT, coffee shops, textiles, satellite services, marketing and healthcare. |
| Lion/Katsu Investments S.á.r.l | Lion/Katsu is involved in operating a chain of Japanese-style noodle bars and licensing third parties to operate Japanese-style noodle bars under the name Wagamama. |
| Economic sector | Media merger |
|---|---|
| Restaurant sector | No |
| Submissions from third parties due by: | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
| Sunday, April 3, 2011 | |
| Current status: Completed |
|---|
| Cleared (Phase 1) |
| Authorised Officer Assigned | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Andrew Rae | Tel: 01-804 5420, email: ar@tca.ie |
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