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May 2013

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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