The Public Interest Merger Reference (Cobham Ultra Acquisitions Ltd. and Ultra Electronics Holdings plc) (Pre-emptive Action) Order 2021

The Secretary of State has given the Competition and Markets Authority an intervention notice on public interest grounds in respect of the anticipated merger of Ultra Electronic Holdings plc (“Ultra”) and Cobham Ultra Acquisitions Limited (“Cobham”). This Order is made for the purpose of preventing action which might prejudice a reference of the matter to the Competition and Markets Authority under section 45 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 41) or impede the taking of any action under Part 3 of that Act which may be justified by the Secretary of State’s decisions on the reference.