CCPC Welcomes New Merger Notification Thresholds Effective July 1st

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has welcomed new financial thresholds for mandatory merger notifications, effective July 1st. These changes will allow the CCPC to concentrate on mergers most likely to impact competition in Ireland, while reducing regulatory burdens and costs for businesses involved in deals with no significant competitive impact.

Currently, mergers must be notified if the aggregate turnover is €60 million or more, and at least two individual businesses have a turnover of €10 million or more. From July 1st, these thresholds will increase to an aggregate turnover of €100 million and an individual business turnover of €15 million.

CCPC member Geoffrey Gray noted that merger notifications doubled from 47 in 2019 to 90 in 2025, with a 32 percent increase from 2023 to 2025. This rise was partly due to inflation, which brought more deals under the previous notification requirements. The revised thresholds will enable the CCPC to focus on high-value mergers that could significantly affect markets.

Mergers with combined turnover between €60 million and €100 million, or individual turnovers between €10 million and €15 million, will be affected by the change. Parties can choose to notify these mergers before July 1st or not notify them afterward. Mergers above the new €100 million aggregate / €15 million individual thresholds or below the old €60 million aggregate / €10 million individual thresholds remain unaffected.