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Uniphar-TouchStore deal probed in first use of Irish call-in powers

By Anna Ferrari ( March 20, 2026, 15:04 GMT | Insight) -- Ireland’s competition authority has made its first use of call-in powers, which allow an authority to review below-threshold deals, in order to scrutinize healthcare group Uniphar’s proposed acquisition of TouchStore. The parties must notify the deal by April 17. Prior groundwork made the case “more straightforward,” an official at the CCPC told MLex.Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission announced on Friday that it's calling in healthcare group Uniphar’s proposed acquisition of TouchStore for review — marking the first use of its call-in powers....

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