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Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc / Kickshaws Plc [2004] IECompA m04074 (10 December 2004)

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Transaction details

proposal whereby Royal Bank of Scotland (“RBS”), acting through its wholly-owned subsidiary Direct Line Group Limited (“Direct Line”) would acquire Kickshaws plc.

Economic sector	Media merger
Stolen vehicle recovery and vehicle asset management	No

Notification date: Friday, December 10, 2004

Parties Involved	Business activities
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc	global provider of personal banking, small business banking, corporate banking and other financial services.
Kickshaws Plc	active in two sectors in the UK: stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) and vehicle asset management (VAM).
Cosine Ltd
Con O'Sullivan

Current status

Completed

Preliminary investigation (Phase 1)

Irish Competition Authority Decisions

Transaction details

Notification date: Friday, December 10, 2004

Decision date: Friday, January 7, 2005