Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd and Parmalat SpA - proposed acquisition of Australian Co-operative Foods Limited (Dairy Farmers)

Status: 
Completed
Outcome: 
Withdrawn on 8 August 2008
Reference number: 
32120
Industry: 
Dairy
Commenced: 
19 May 2008
Total review days: 
54 days

Acquirer(s)

  • Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd
  • Parmalat SpA

Target(s)

  • Australian Co-operative Foods Limited (Dairy Farmers)

Statement of issues

Document title Date
Statement of Issues ( PDF 97.23 KB ) 24 Jul 2008

Timeline

DateEvent
19/05/2008ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines.
06/06/2008Closing date for submissions from interested parties.
17/07/2008Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings. Timeline extended by one week at the request of the parties.
24/07/2008Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings.
24/07/2008ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns.
07/08/2008Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues.
08/08/2008Parmalat and Murray Goulburn withdrew their application for an informal merger review.