# Lakeland and LacPatrick merger awaits CMA approval

Lakeland Co-operative and LacPatrick Dairies have agreed to merge, pending approval from the UK Competition and Markets Authority. The deal would create a co-op controlling over half of Northern Ireland's milk pool.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-09
- Where: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.8 billion litres (milk pool)
- Products: milk processing
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Lakeland Dairies](https://endata.com/companies/36585.md)
- [LacPatrick Dairies](https://endata.com/companies/36586.md) (target)

## Sources

- [agriland.ie](https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/lakeland-lacpatrick-deal-could-be-approved-as-soon-as-next-month/), 2019-01-09: "We are going for merger approval at this stage and that will be considered by the CMA and the merger authorities in Ireland."

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