Acquirer(s)
- Avaya Inc
Target(s)
- Enterprise Solutions business of Nortel Networks Corporation
Summary
Avaya Inc proposed to acquire the Enterprise Solutions (ES) business of Nortel Networks Corporation.Market definition
The ACCC considered the competitive effects of the proposed acquisition in the context of the following national markets:- the supply of enterprise telephony; and
- the supply of contact centre solutions.
Competition analysis
The ACCC formed the view that the proposed acquisition was unlikely to lead to a substantially lessening of competition in the relevant markets on the basis that:-the overlap between Avaya and Nortel ES would not result in any significant aggregation of market shares; and
-the merged entity would continue to be competitively constrained by existing competitors.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
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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 announced it would not oppose the proposed acquisition. |