Acquirer(s)

  • P & M Quality Smallgoods Pty Ltd (Primo)

Target(s)

  • Hans Continental Smallgoods Pty Ltd

Summary

Primo proposes to acquire the assets of Hans Continental Smallgoods, including certain inventory and equipment located at the Blacktown manufacturing facility but excluding the Hans Fresh business (which supplies fresh pork), Blacktown manufacturing facility and the Swickers (Qld) abattoir and associated pig growing operations, from Japan Tobacco Inc.

Market definition

Please refer to the Public Competition Assessment.

Competition analysis

Please refer to the Public Competition Assessment.

Other

Document title Date
Media release

Public competition assessment

Document title Date
Public Competition Assessment

Timeline

Date Event

ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines.

P & M Quality Smallgoods advised the ACCC that it now proposes to acquire certain inventory and equipment located at the Blacktown manufacturing facility.

Closing date for submissions from interested parties.

ACCC timeline suspended to allow the merger parties to provide further information.

Former proposed date for announcement of ACCC's findings, amended to allow for consideration of further information provided by the merger parties.

ACCC timeline recommenced.

ACCC announced it would not oppose the proposed acquisition.