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Case facts
| Outline | An appeal by Sabre Corporation against the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision of 9 April 2020 prohibiting the anticipated acquisition by Sabre Corporation of Farelogix Inc. |
| Latest development | On 21 May 2021, the CAT issued its judgment in which it dismissed the appeal in its entirety. In particular, the CAT held (amongst other things) that the CMA: (i) had not erred in asserting jurisdiction over the proposed transaction on the basis of the share of supply test under section 23 of the Enterprise Act 2002; and (ii) has broad discretion to apply the test as it sees fit, including by reference to products’ functionality. |
| Parties | • Sabre Corporation (Sabre): Sabre is a US-based company, headquartered in Southlake, Texas, that provides travel technology services.• Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). |
| Background | The transactionOn 14 November 2018, Sabre announced that it had agreed to acquire Farelogix Inc. |
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Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom
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Competition and Markets Authority definition
What does Competition and Markets Authority mean?
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the UK's unified competition body, and with effect from 1 April 2014, brings together the Competition Commission (CC) and the competition and certain consumer functions of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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