Acquirer(s)

  • Macquarie Media Group

Target(s)

  • Fairfax Media Limited

Summary

Market definition

Please refer to the detailed Public Competition Assessment below.

Competition analysis

Please refer to the detailed Public Competition Assessment below.

Statement of issues

Document title Date
Statement of Issues

Public competition assessment

Document title Date
Public Competition Assessment

Undertakings

Document title Date
Final 87B Undertakings

Timeline

Date Event

ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines.

Closing date for submissions from interested parties.

ACCC released Statement of Issues in relation to proposed acquisition.

Closing date for submissions in response to Statement of Issues.

Draft undertakings put forward by Macquarie Media. Former proposed date of 10 October 2007 for announcement of ACCC's findings amended to 18 October 2007 to allow for market consultation.

Closing date for submissions relating to the draft 87B undertakings.

ACCC decided not to oppose the proposed transaction subject to the acceptance of court-enforceable undertakings.