May 2013
Taranaki flooring company warned over attempts to fix prices
28 May 2013
The Commerce Commission has issued a formal warning to flooring company Ansell Flooring Limited for attempting to fix prices for sanding and polishing services in the Taranaki region.
Relates to: Business Competition
SkyCity Entertainment seeks clearance to acquire Otago Casinos
21 May 2013
The Commerce Commission has received an application from SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (SkyCity) seeking clearance to acquire 100% of the shares in Otago Casinos Limited.
Relates to: Business Competition
April 2013
Commerce Commission clears Vector to acquire Contact gas metering business
29 April 2013
The Commerce Commission has cleared Vector Limited to acquire Contact Energy Limited’s natural gas metering business.
Relates to: Business Competition
More penalties in long-running air cargo cartel case
22 April 2013
The High Court has ordered three further airlines to pay a combined total of $9.6 million in penalties for their role in the air cargo cartel case brought by the Commerce Commission. This brings the total penalties in the case to over $35 million.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commerce Commission declines merger of Hamilton Radiology and Medimaging radiology practices
3 April 2013
The Commerce Commission has declined to grant clearance to the formation of a joint venture between Hamilton Radiology and Medimaging.
Relates to: Business Competition
March 2013
Commerce Commission clears merger of Penguin and Random House book publishers
19 March 2013
The Commerce Commission has cleared Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (owner of Random House) and Pearson plc (owner of Penguin) to form a new jointly-owned company - Penguin Random House- which will acquire the consumer book publishing businesses of the two companies. Consumer books exclude text books and technical books.
Relates to: Business Competition
Baxter International seeks clearance to acquire Gambro AB
15 March 2013
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Baxter International Inc. seeking clearance to acquire Gambro Pty Ltd. The application relates to a global merger.
Relates to: Business Competition
Commission consulting on business competition guidelines
8 March 2013
The Commerce Commission is consulting on new draft guidelines that outline the Commission’s approach to assessing clearance and authorisation applications.
Relates to: Business Competition
February 2013
Commerce Commission clears Hirepool to purchase Hirequip
21 February 2013
The Commerce Commission has cleared the owner of Hirepool, Bligh Finance Limited, to purchase Hire Equipment Group Limited (Hirequip).
Relates to: Business Competition
January 2013
Statement of preliminary issues available for Perry Metal Protection Limited / CSP Coating Systems clearance application
25 January 2013
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Perry Metal Protection Limited (PMP) to acquire the CSP Coating Systems (CSP) division from Fletcher Steel.
Relates to: Business Competition
Statement of preliminary issues available for Random House/Penguin clearance application
11 January 2013
The Commerce Commission has published a statement of preliminary issues relating to an application from Bertelsmann SE & Co. (owner of Random House) and Pearson plc (owner of Penguin) seeking clearance to form a new jointly-owned company to be called Penguin Random House, which will acquire the retail book publishing businesses of Random House and Penguin.
Relates to: Business Competition
Perry Metal Protection seeks clearance to acquire CSP Coatings
4 January 2013
The Commerce Commission has received an application for clearance from Perry Metal Protection Limited (PMP) to acquire the CSP Coating Systems (CSP) division from Fletcher Steel.
Relates to: Business Competition
