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MERGER OF AIRFIELD
LIGHTING SUPPLIERS
APPROVED FOLLOWING
ACCEPTANCE OF
COMMITMENTS
MANUFACTURING
| ACQUISITION
Case Team Members:
Kong Weng Loong
Eileen Lee
Celestine Song
Cindy Chang
Ng Ee Kia
In its Phase 1 review in August 2015, CCS
had raised competition concerns on ADB
BVBA’s (“ADB”) proposed acquisition of
Safegate International AB (“Safegate”)
from Fairford Holdings Private AB
(“Fairford”) (collectively the “Parties”).
The Parties account for a substantial
market share of more than 80% in the
supply of airfield lighting (“AFL”) systems
in Singapore, and they may be each
other’s closest competitor. Based on
feedback from other industry players
and customers, this proposed acquisition
could result in other AFL suppliers facing
difficulties entering the market in the
short tomedium term, due to customers’
extensive testing requirements. Hence,
the proposed acquisition may reduce
competition in the affected market, lead
to price increases and to the deterioration
in quality and/ or technical support.
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