Acquirer(s)

  • Healthscope Limited

Target(s)

  • Brunswick Private Hospital

Summary

Healthscope Limited proposed to acquire Brunswick Private Hospital from Healthe Care Pty Ltd.

Market definition

Please refer to the Public Competition Assessment.

Competition analysis

Please refer to the Public Competition Assessment.

Timeline

Date Event

ACCC commenced review under the Merger Process Guidelines.

Closing date for submissions from interested parties.

ACCC requested further information from the merger parties.

ACCC received further information from the merger parties. ACCC amended former provisional date for announcement of findings (6 March 2014).

ACCC amended former provisional date for announcement of findings (13th March) following its review of additional information received from the merger parties on 3 March.

ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns.

Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues.

ACCC requested further information from the merger parties.

ACCC received further information from the merger parties. ACCC former proposed date for announcement of final decision (8 May 2014) delayed to accommodate this information and acquirer's request to provide additional information.

Former proposed decision date of 22 May 2014 delayed at the request of the acquirer to allow for provision of further information.

ACCC received further information from the acquirer.

ACCC announced it would oppose the proposed acquisition.