Summary
On 23 October 2009, Toll Holdings Limited announced the acquisition of Express Logistics Group, which included Express Logistics Australia Pty Ltd.Market definition
The ACCC considered the completed acquisition in the context of a market for the supply of international freight forwarding services for the transport of freight to and from Australia.Competition analysis
The ACCC concluded that the completed acquisition was unlikely to result in a substantial lessening of competition on the basis that Toll's remaining competitors would continue to impose a competitive constraint on Toll's ability to increase its prices or offer lower quality international freight forwarding services to its customers.