Acquirer(s)
- Vodafone Group plc and Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Limited
Target(s)
- VHA Pty Limited
Summary
Vodafone and Hutchison proposed to merge their Australian mobile network operations.Market definition
Please refer to the Public Competition Assessment for this matter.Competition analysis
Please refer to the Public Competition Assessment for this matter.Statement of issues
| Document title | Date | |
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| Statement of Issues |
Public competition assessment
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| Public Competition Assessment |
Timeline
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ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines. |
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Closing date for submissions from interested parties. |
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ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns. |
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ACCC requested further information from the merger parties. ACCC timeline suspended. |
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Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues. |
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ACCC received further information from the merger parties. ACCC timeline recommenced. |
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Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings. |
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ACCC announced it would not oppose the proposed merger. |