February 2001
Commission clears Armourguard to acquire Group 4
23 February 2001
The Commerce Commission has cleared Armourguard Security Limited to acquire all of the shares in Inacro Limited, which owns Group 4 Security (NZ) Limited.Relates to:
Fletcher Steel applies again for clearance to acquire Steel and Tube
16 February 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Fletcher Steel Limited for clearance to acquire all the shares in Steel and Tube Holdings Limited.Relates to:
Commission clears P&O Cold Logistics to acquire some of Eskimo Logistics assets
16 February 2001
The Commerce Commission today cleared P&O Cold Logistics (NZ) Limited to acquire the refrigerated warehousing assets of Eskimo Logistics Group Limited.Relates to:
Second promoter prosecuted over "World Net" pyramid selling scheme, more prosecutions pending
15 February 2001
Commerce Commission action against the World Net pyramid selling scheme has continued with the Auckland District Court fining Kevin Leslie Bryson $2,500 for promoting the scheme.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission declines to clear merger of two of South Island's major carbon dioxide distribution businesses
14 February 2001
The Commerce Commission has declined to clear the merger of the wholesale supply and distribution businesses of two of the major carbon dioxide distributors in New Zealand.Relates to:
Armourguard seeks clearance to acquire Group 4
2 February 2001
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Armourguard Security Limited to acquire all the shares in Inacro Limited, which owns security firm Group 4 Limited.Relates to:
Commission clears Zuellig Pharma Limited to acquire Sigma NZ assets
2 February 2001
The Commerce Commission has cleared Zuellig Pharma Limited to acquire all the assets currently owned by Sigma NZ Limited.Relates to:
Electricity Price Control Inquiry: Next Stage of Work
1 February 2001
The Commerce Commission Chair, John Belgrave, has provided a further update on the Commission's inquiry into price control for electricity line businesses. As foreshadowed, the Commission will be using external contractors to provide specialist input. After a rigorous selection process, in which 12 proposals were received and three short-listed, the Commission has engaged ACIL Consulting in conjunction with Farrier Swier Consulting.Relates to: Electricity
Carter Holt Harvey applies for clearance to acquire Norske's Tasman pulp mill
1 February 2001
A proposed business acquisition involving two of the world's biggest forestry companies has come to the Commerce Commission for clearance.Relates to:
