Acquirer(s)
- Cargill Australia Ltd
Target(s)
- Goodman Fielder's commercial fats and oils business
Summary
Cargill proposed to acquire Goodman Fielder's commercial edible fats and oils business. The proposed acquisition included four refining facilities for fats and oils, and a long term supply agreement under which Cargill would supply refined fats and oils products to Goodman Fielder.Market definition
Please see attached Public Competition AssessmentCompetition analysis
Please see attached Public Competition AssessmentStatement of issues
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Public competition assessment
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Timeline
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ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines. |
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Closing date for submissions from interested parties. |
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ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns. |
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Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings, amended to allow for Statement of Issues. |
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Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues. |
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Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings of 18 March 2010 amended to allow for consideration of further information provided by the merger parties and market participants and allow for any necessary additional inquiries. |
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ACCC announced it would oppose the proposed acquisition. |