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UK Competition Commission orders Stericycle to divest Ecowaste Southwest: substantial lessening of competition in Avonmouth/Bristol healthcare risk waste collection, treatment and disposal markets (2012)

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This archived case hub sets out the position as at the decision date of 21 March 2012 and is no longer maintained. For more, see the timeline and related cases.

Case facts

Outline of a UK merger investigation into the completed acquisition by Stericycle, Inc of Ecowaste Southwest Limited. The deal involved a horizontal overlap in the healthcare risk waste markets.

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On 21 March 2012, the Competition Commission released its final report, finding the transaction had led to an SLC and, in that report, it required Stericycle to dispose of Ecowaste Southwest. Stericycle proposed narrower alternative remedies, including (1) giving a third-party buyer surplus capacity at the Avonmouth plant with an NHS contract, or (2) selling the Avonmouth plant and two customer contracts together with a five-year volume guarantee. The CC, however, did not regard these options as effective.

Parties

  • Acquirer—Stericycle, Inc.
  • Target—Ecowaste Southwest Limited (Ecowaste Southwest).

Ecowaste Southwest operated an AT facility at Avonmouth (near Bristol) and held customer contracts, licences, collection vehicles and other assets.

Background

In January 2011, Stericycle bought the entire share capital of Ecowaste Southwest from its parent company, Ecowaste Group Limited...

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