News releases by topic by year

Mergers

2000

• ACCC not to intervene in proposed dairy merger
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed merger of B...
  Issued: 20^th December 2000 Release # MR 360/00
  
• ACCC to oppose Qantas, Ansett bids for Hazelton Airlines
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will oppose the bids by Qantas and Ansett for ...
  Issued: 20^th December 2000 Release # MR 361/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Sydney hospital acquisition
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the acquisition of Mater...
  Issued: 15^th December 2000 Release # MR 351/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in SFE/Austraclear merger proposal
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed merger of t...
  Issued: 1^st December 2000 Release # MR 335/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose merger between AB Volvo and Renault VI
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the merger between AB Volvo an...
  Issued: 21^st November 2000 Release # MR 325/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose Austar's acquisition of Tarbs' spectrum licences
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Austar's proposed acquisition ...
  Issued: 17^th November 2000 Release # MR 319/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in WA insurance joint venture
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed Western Aus...
  Issued: 9^th November 2000 Release # MR 308/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Medical Products joint venture
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in Smith ...
  Issued: 27^th October 2000 Release # MR 287/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose Billiton's increased shareholding in Worsley
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the acquisition by Billiton of...
  Issued: 24^th October 2000 Release # MR 282/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose Ruralco / Grow Force merger
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the merger between Ruralco Lim...
  Issued: 23^rd October 2000 Release # MR 279/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in proposed soft drinks merger
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed acquisition...
  Issued: 6^th October 2000 Release # MR 268/00
  
• ACCC not to Intervene in proposed Novartis/AstraZeneca merger
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed merger of t...
  Issued: 6^th October 2000 Release # MR 270/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Peanut Company of Australia's acquisition of Australian Peanut Industries
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today announced that it will not oppose...
  Issued: 29^th September 2000 Release # MR 263/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in proposed acquisition of Ashton Mining
  "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed acquisitio...
  Issued: 21^st September 2000 Release # MR 254/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose acquisition of traffic control business by TYCO International Limited
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the proposed acquisition by Ty...
  Issued: 25^th August 2000 Release # MR 232/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Toll Holdings' proposed takeover of Finemore Holdings
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed acquisition...
  Issued: 15^th August 2000 Release # MR 221/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Rio Tinto's proposed takeover of North
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed acquisition...
  Issued: 4^th August 2000 Release # MR 209/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Elastoplast, Nivea acquisitions
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in Beiersdorf Australia's a...
  Issued: 21^st July 2000 Release # MR 193/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Woolworths' acquisition of four Advantage supermarkets
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the acquisition of four ...
  Issued: 13^th July 2000 Release # MR 183/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Norske Skogindustrier acquisition of Fletcher Challenge Paper
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the acquisition of Fletc...
  Issued: 11^th July 2000 Release # MR 182/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose Iplex/Crevel merger
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the merger of Iplex Pipelines ...
  Issued: 7^th July 2000 Release # MR 173/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose BP Amoco acquisition of Burmah Castrol
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the acquisition of Burmah Cast...
  Issued: 6^th July 2000 Release # MR 176/00
  
• ACCC to investigate American Greetings' acquisition of the Ink Group
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will investigate the acquisition by American G...
  Issued: 4^th July 2000 Release # MR 169/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose acquisition of MLC by National Australia Bank
  "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed acquisitio...
  Issued: 26^th June 2000 Release # MR 147/00
  
• Rio Tinto Limited bid for North Ltd
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will examine the proposed acquisition of North...
  Issued: 23^rd June 2000 Release # MR 144/00
  
• ACCC accepts Coca-Cola Amatil (Aust.) public compliance commitment
  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman, Professor Allan Fels, today welcomed the...
  Issued: 19^th June 2000 Release # MR 133/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose George St cinemas redevelopment
  Competition between Australia's major cinema exhibitors Hoyts, Village and Greater Union will be ...
  Issued: 16^th June 2000 Release # MR 130/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose acquisition of EMAIL Limited by Smorgon Steel Group
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the acquisition of Email Limit...
  Issued: 1^st June 2000 Release # MR 110/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose Commonwealth Bank/Colonial Merger
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the proposed merger between th...
  Issued: 30^th May 2000 Release # MR 109/00
  
• ACCC not to oppose acquisition of Commonwealth Paper Company Pty Limited by Spicers Paper Limited
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced today it will not oppose the acquisi...
  Issued: 25^th May 2000 Release # MR 100/00
  
• ACCC Not to oppose joint venture between ASX and Perpetual Trustees Australia
  "The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in a joint venture proposa...
  Issued: 9^th May 2000 Release # MR 091/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in ALCOA/Reynolds Metals merger
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed global merg...
  Issued: 4^th May 2000 Release # MR 086/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in proposed bus merger
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed merger betw...
  Issued: 30^th March 2000 Release # MR 052/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Air New Zealand acquisition of Ansett
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed acquisition...
  Issued: 29^th March 2000 Release # MR 050/00
  
• Commonwealth/Colonial Bank
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will very carefully consider the proposed acqu...
  Issued: 10^th March 2000 Release # MR 041/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in Brisbane private hospital acquisition
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed acquisition...
  Issued: 29^th February 2000 Release # MR 033/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in EISA's acquisition of OzEmail
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposed acquisition...
  Issued: 24^th February 2000 Release # MR 031/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in proposed ACTEW-AGL multi-utility partnership
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the proposal by ACTEW Co...
  Issued: 22^nd February 2000 Release # MR 029/00
  
• EISA's proposed acquisition of OzEmail
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission notes the announcement by eisa that it has neg...
  Issued: 15^th February 2000 Release # MR 021/00
  
• ACCC not to intervene in BOC Australia acquisition
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in the acquisition of BOC A...
  Issued: 7^th February 2000 Release # MR 019/00
  
• Telstra/OzEmail preliminary advice
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has "significant concerns" but has not reached...
  Issued: 28^th January 2000 Release # MR 013/00
  
• Telstra / OzEmail
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will closely examine Telstra's proposal to pur...
  Issued: 10^th January 2000 Release # MR 004/00