The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued a Statement of Issues on the proposed acquisition of Symbion Health Limited's pathology, medical centre and imaging businesses by Healthscope Limited.
The Statement of Issues seeks further information on a number of competition issues which have arisen from the ACCC's market inquiries.
The ACCC invites further submissions from the market focused on these matters by
11 July 2007. Submissions can be sent by email to the ACCC at: mergers@accc.gov.au. The ACCC anticipates making a final decision on the proposed acquisition by 25 July 2007.
The Statement of Issues will be available on the ACCC’s website, under Mergers.