Acquirer(s)
- Caltex Australia Limited
Target(s)
- Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd
Summary
Market definition
Please refer to attached Public Competition Assessment.Competition analysis
Please refer to attached Public Competition Assessment.Other
Statement of issues
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| Statement of Issues |
Public competition assessment
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| Public Competition Assessment |
Timeline
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Caltex announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire 302 Mobil service station sites located in metropolitan areas in South Australia and along the east coast of Australia. |
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ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines. |
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Closing date for submissions from interested parties, consumers and market participants. |
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ACCC requested further information from Caltex. ACCC timeline suspended. |
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Caltex responded to the ACCC's information requested of 10 July 2009. ACCC timeline recommenced. |
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ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns. Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings deferred to allow for submissions relating to Statement of Issues. |
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Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues. |
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Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings of 7 October 2009 deferred in response to a request by Caltex to allow it additional time to provide further information to the ACCC. ACCC timeline suspended pending receipt of this information. |
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Further information provided by Caltex. ACCC timeline recommenced. |
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Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings of 11 November 2009, amended in response to a request by Caltex to allow it additional time to provide further information to the ACCC and to allow the ACCC to consider the information. |
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ACCC announced that it would oppose the proposed acquisition. |