Comments sought on proposed joint venture of PMP Limited / McPherson's Limited book printing businesses

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued a Statement of Issues on the proposed joint venture between Griffin Press, a wholly owned subsidiary of PMP Ltd, and McPherson's Printing Division, a division of McPherson's Ltd.

The Statement of Issues seeks further information on a number of competition issues which have arisen from the ACCC's market inquiries.

The ACCC invites further submissions from the market focused on these matters by 4 July 2007. Submissions can be sent by email to the ACCC at: mergers@accc.gov.au. The ACCC anticipates making a final decision on the proposed acquisition by 18 July 2007.

The Statement of Issues will be available on the ACCC's website, under Mergers.