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Unconditional Authorization to the Acquisition of
Control over the Hard Disk Drive Business of
Samsung by Seagate*
Prof. Dr. H. Ercument Erdem
The Competition Board (“Board”) has unconditionally authorized,
the acquisition of the control over the Hard Disk Drive (“HDD”) of
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (“Samsung”) by Seagate Electronics
PLC (“Seagate”; “Samsung” and “Seagate” hereinafter referred to as
the “Parties”) in its decision dated 29.12.2011 and numbered 11-
64/1656-5861, by concluding that, even though this operation will
result in the creation or strengthening of a dominant position, it will
not result in the significant lessening of the competition in the relevant
market.
Parties to the Operation
Seagate, the transferee, is a public company active worldwide in
the design, production and marketing of mobile, processing, desktop
and consumers’ electronics as well as computer running equipments
composed principally of HDD and hybrid HDD. Seagate also produces
registry media for thin-film and disk read and write heads in order to
use them within the HDD.
Samsung, the transferor, on the other hand is active worldwide in
the design, production and marketing of HDD for computers systems,
sub-systems or consumers’ electronic equipment; and the sale of these
products to Special Product Producer and Special Design Producer
companies.
COMPETITION LAW 165
* Article of July 2012
1 Please see the following link to access the Board’s decision:
(accessed on:
18.01.2013).