Acquirer(s)

  • TPG Telecom Limited (TPG)

Target(s)

  • Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd (VHA)

Market inquiries

Statement of issues

Timeline

Date Event

ACCC commenced review under the Merger Process Guidelines.

Closing date for submissions from interested parties.

ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns.

Closing date for submissions from interested parties in response to Statement of Issues.

Timeline suspended due to delay in receiving information from merger parties. Former provisional decision date of 28 March 2019 delayed. New provisional decision date is expected to be 11 April 2019.

Timeline still suspended as continuing to receive information from merger parties. New provisional decision date will be confirmed once information has been received and assessed.

Timeline recommenced. Proposed date for announcement set for 9 May 2019.

ACCC announced that it opposed the proposed merger.