The Icelandic Competition Authority authorized the acquisition of Laxamýri ehf. by Exeterhouse ehf., Laxamýri already holds 50% of the shares in Exeterhouse. 

In this decision, the purchase by Smiðjutorg ehf. of a part of the assets from the bankruptcy estate of Kambar byggingarvara ehf. is investigated. The companies operate, among other things, in the building materials market, producing glass and providing sheet metal work. Smiðjutorg is a holding company owned by Stjörnublikk ehf., which owns and operates a sheet metal workshop.