Stagecoach Group PLC / Eastbourne Buses Limited / Cavendish Motor Services Limited: A Report on the Completed Acquisition by Stagecoach Group PLC of Eastbourne Buses Limited and Cavendish Motor Services Limited

Author:

Competition Commission

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

Price: £39.00

The report provides a background into the transport and bus network in the Eastbourne area. The focus of the investigation is to consider whether there was a loss of competition between EBL and Cavendish as a result of the mergers.

On 13 May 2009, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in exercise of its duty under section 22 (1) if the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act), referred to the Competition Commission (CC) for investigation and report the completed acquisitions of Eastbourne Buses Limited (EBL) and Cavendish Motor Services Limited (Cavendish) by Stagecoach Group PLC (Stagecoach). This document, together with the appendices, constitutes the Commission's final report.

Key content:

• Background to transport in the Eastbourne area and its bus network

• Market definition

• Demand and supply side consideration

• Constraints from other forms of transport

• Tendered services

• Pre-merger competition

• Effects of the merger

• Conclusion.

Extent	132 pages	ISBN	9780117064058
Size	A4	Price	£39.00
Format	Paperback	Published	09 Nov 2009
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