Acquirer(s)
- H J Heinz Company Australia Limited
Target(s)
- Rafferty's Garden Pty Ltd
Summary
H J Heinz Company Australia Limited proposed to acquire Rafferty's Garden Pty Ltd. Following a public review, on 6 June 2013, the ACCC announced that it would oppose the proposed acquisition.Market definition
Please refer to the attached Public Competition Assessment.Competition analysis
Please refer to the attached Public Competition Assessment.Statement of issues
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| Statement of Issues - PDF version |
Public competition assessment
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| Public Competition Assessment |
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 requested further information from the merger parties. ACCC timeline suspended and the former proposed decision date of 6 December 2012 delayed pending receipt of the information. |
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ACCC received further information from the merger parties following ACCC's request for information on 22 November 2012. ACCC timeline recommenced. |
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ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns. |
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Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues. |
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Former proposed decision date of 21 March 2013 delayed at the request of Heinz to allow the merger parties to provide further information. |
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ACCC received further information from the merger parties. ACCC timeline recommenced. Former proposed decision date of 21 March 2013 postponed to allow the ACCC time to consider the further information. |
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ACCC timeline suspended at the request of Heinz to allow it to provide further information. Former proposed decision date of 23 May 2013 delayed. |
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ACCC timeline suspended at the request of Rafferty's Garden to allow it to provide further information. Former proposed decision date of 30 May 2013 delayed. |
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ACCC announced it would oppose the proposed acquisition. |