Mergers & Acquisitions: Competition Law Considerations following the Metcash decision – October 2011

The recent Federal Court decision in relation to the Metcash and Franklins proposed acquisition, highlights the commercial challenges that companies or businesses will face, if the competition regulator, the ACCC, refuses the merger/acquisition clearance and takes legal action to restrain the acquisition. This update provides a summary of the Federal Court decision, ACCC v Metcash, and highlights some of the factors that the court will consider in reviewing the ACCC’s approach to merger/acquisition clearances. [read more].