The competition regulator has given its blessing to the $8.8 billion merger of Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare, subject to a promise that franchisees will be free to terminate their contracts.
The ACCC has red flags about the acquisition of Japanese healthcare business I’rom Group by private equity behemoth Blackstone.
The consumer regulator has launched court action against Optus, alleging sales staff put undue pressure on customers to buy phones they couldn’t afford.
The ACCC will clear asset manager Brookfield’s $10 billion acquisition of French renewables giant Neoen on the condition that it shed Neoen’s Victorian assets and projects.
The ACCC has cleared Accolade’s proposed acquisition of Jacob’s Creek owner Pernod Ricard, finding it is not likely to substantially lessen competition in the supply of wine.
Qube’s proposed acquisition of the Melbourne International Roro & Auto Terminal could prevent rivals from competing effectively, the ACCC has said.
Coles and Woolworths have hit back at the ACCC’s claims they advertised “illusory” discounts, pointing the finger at inflation and higher supply costs.
The court has rejected Mastercard’s bid to appeal an evidentiary win for the ACCC in the regulator’s misuse of market power case against the payments giant.
The Good Guys has admitted 21,000 customers were not provided with store credit within the timeframe specified in promotions, but denies the most customers never received the promised credit.
The federal government’s bill to overhaul the merger review regime has been welcomed by the regulator, but competition lawyers have warned the clearance process under the reforms will prove more challenging.