OFT clears JCDecaux's Titan Outdoor assets acquisition

LONDON - The Office of Fair Trading has cleared JCDecaux's purchase of the assets of fellow outdoor media owner Titan Outdoor, and will not refer the deal to the Competition Commission.

JC Decaux: OFT clears Titan Outdoor assets purchase
JC Decaux: OFT clears Titan Outdoor assets purchase

JCDecaux purchased the assets in January, after Titan entered administration and chief executive Jon Slatkin failed in his attempt to secure a management buyout.

The addition of the Titan assets means JCDecaux controls approximately 29% of the outdoor market and, as such, the OFT asked interested parties to comment on the sale by 24 March.

Following a review of the evidence, the OFT has cleared the purchase of any competition issues.

Last week, JCDecaux reported worldwide revenues of £487.2m during the first quarter of 2010, up 14.7% when compared with £424.6m in Q1 2009.

In its results, JCDecaux said its UK street furniture division experienced a high single-digit organic revenue increase, reflecting an improvement in the ad market, and the purchase of the Titan point-of-sale assets.

JCDecaux said although the UK transport market recorded a revenue decrease, its own UK billboard revenue benefited from a significant rebound in the first quarter.

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