Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Australian competition regulator
ACCC clears $40 billion Kimberly-Clark Kenvue deal after period-care brand sale
Australia’s competition regulator cleared Kimberly-Clark’s proposed $40 billion takeover of Kenvue on the condition that Carefree and Stayfree brand divestitures occur in Australia to preserve competition in the period-care market, a move aligned with similar conditions from New Zealand. The ACCC said the divestiture would maintain an independent competitor and prevent a substantial reduction in competition as the deal proceeds under Australia’s enhanced merger regime.
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About Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the chief competition regulator of the Government of Australia, located within the Department of the Treasury. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974, which was replaced by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 on 1 January 2011. The ACCC's mandate is to protect consumer rights, business rights and obligations, to perform industry regulation and price monitoring, and to prevent illegal anti-competitive behaviour.
Everything about Australian Competition and Consumer Commission →- Country
- Australia
- Inception
- November 6, 1995
- Website
- https://www.accc.gov.au/