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Eville & Jones / Vorenta merger inquiry

Competition Markets Authority

November 21
11:22 2022

Statutory timetable

Date Action
TBC Deadline for phase 1 decision (*)
TBC Launch of merger inquiry (**)
2 November 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.

Initial enforcement order

2 November 2022: The CMA served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 on Eville & Jones (Group) Limited (including Eville & Jones Holdings Limited) and Vorenta Limited (including its different businesses such as HallMark Veterinary and Compliance Services, Meat and Livestock Commercial Services, and Probita Solutions).

Directions to appoint a hold separate manager

21 November 2022: On 16 November 2022, pursuant to an initial enforcement order dated 2 November 2022, the CMA directed Eville & Jones (Group) Limited and Vorenta Limited to appoint a hold separate manager.

Contact

Please send written representations about any competition issues to:

Carolina Ricciardi

Carolina.Ricciardi@cma.gov.uk

and

Darren Gysi

Darren.Gysi@cma.gov.uk

Published 4 November 2022
Last updated 21 November 2022 +show all updates
  1. Directions to appoint a hold separate manager published.

  2. First published.

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