In February, Saga Plc announced reaching an agreement with The Ardonagh Group company Atlanta Investment Holdings C Limited for the sale of Bennetts Motorcycling Services Limited for an enterprise value of £26 million.

Now the yet-to-be-finalised acquisition has caught the eye of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has decided to investigate the deal and is inviting comments to assist with its assessment.  

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The CMA said it “is considering whether it is or may be the case that this transaction, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a relevant merger situation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and, if so, whether the creation of that situation may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services.”

Interested parties have until July 16 to submit their comments.