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The review finds horizontal overlaps that strengthen Wedding Planner’s leadership and raise entry barriers, but not enough to create insurmountable risks. 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On the one hand, a single platform offers information, products, services and tools to couples organising their weddings (end users) . On the other hand, companies (commercial users) are given a platform that increases the visibility and awareness of their products and services, often through paid advertising.  \nRisks to competition  \nWedding Planner is the leading online wedding planning platform in Spain, with Zankyou as its main competitor.  \nThe transaction, therefore, reinforces Wedding Planner's leadership , leading to horizontal overlaps with significant market share additions. Moreover, the purchase of Zankyou will increase the existing barriers to entry in this market, such as economies of scale and network economies (the more end-users a platform has, the more attractive it is for commercial users who advertise on it and for other end-users) . However, these barriers are not insurmountable and the technological complexity of the market is not very high.  \nIt is, therefore, a market with some dynamism: online providers with established audiences and traffic have entered the market, and platforms operating in other  \ngeographic areas could enter it as well. In addition, although general search engines and social networks are not part of the same market, they do exert some competitive pressure on these platforms.  \nAccording to the CNMC's investigation, prior to the transaction, the parties' users were simultaneously present on several platforms and exclusivity strategies were not widespread. However, the operation will strengthen Wedding Planner's ability and incentive to impose exclusivity agreements on its commercial users. This could limit the ability of competitors to grow or enter the market, as they would not be able to access the main commercial users.  \nAs long as the parties do not engage in exclusivity agreements, the CNMC considers that the transaction does not entail risks of price increases for commercial users, given that several factors can mitigate them (competitive pressure from other wedding platforms, from potential competitors and from other operators such as general search engines or social networks) .  \nCommitments offered by Wedding Planner  \nThe CNMC deemed the following commitments offered by Wedding Planner sufficient to mitigate risks to competition:  \n• Not including exclusivity clauses or incentives in contracts with commercial users that use the services of the parties' wedding platforms in Spain.  \n• Not penalising their commercial users for using third-party services.  \n• Informing their commercial users of the commitments.  \nThese commitments are aimed at facilitating the development of alternative online platforms by preventing formal or de facto exclusivity agreements with commercial users, which could impede the growth of alternative competitors.  \n(Click here for further details on the CNMC's assessment of mergers ) .","cbCaidNRPcJTLIYM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidNRPcJTLIYM","pdf",99468,"English","# CNMC decision overview\n## Market and affected sectors\n## Competition risks and barriers\n## Commitments offered by Wedding Planner","[{\"question\":\"What did the CNMC approve regarding Wedding Planner and Zankyou?\",\"answer\":\"The CNMC approved Wedding Planner’s purchase of Zankyou subject to compliance with commitments aimed at addressing competition concerns.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the CNMC describe the affected market for wedding platforms?\",\"answer\":\"It involves online wedding-related search services, where platforms provide tools for end users and visibility for commercial users, often supported by paid advertising.\"},{\"question\":\"What commitments did Wedding Planner offer to mitigate competition risks?\",\"answer\":\"Wedding Planner committed not to include exclusivity clauses or incentives, not to penalize commercial users for using third-party services, and to inform commercial users about the commitments.\"}]","Wedding Planner - CNMC Approves Commitments for Purchase of Zankyou | PDF",1790241689]