The takeover of Infront by Bridgepoint Capital has cleared the final hurdle. Earlier this week, the European Commission Competition Directorate General announced that there were no objections to having the rights holders to both the MotoGP and World Superbike series being owned by one company, as neither racing series would be constrained by having the same owner.
Although obtaining clearance from the EU was a formality, with few observers expecting the deal to be blocked, it was a necessary step given the size of the two companies involved. Both Bridgepoint Capital and Infront Sports and Media (the parent company of Infront Motor Sports) were large enough to require approval under European Union mergers legislation. That has little to do with the size of either MotoGP or World Superbikes, however: neither Dorna nor Infront Motor Sports represents anything more than a small fraction of the total turnover of their respective parents, Bridgepoint and Infront Sports and Media. The parents, however, were considered worthy of examination.
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