( July 23, 2026, 01:16 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Symal Group's proposed acquisition of Shamrock Engineering and Equipment has been approved by Australia's competition watchdog. Symal Group, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, is a civil construction and engineering services provider, while Shamrock Group, headquartered in Brisbane, supplies civil construction, equipment and engineering services across the defense, road, resource, public infrastructure, water and gas sectors. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission on Wednesday said the parties overlap in the supply of construction and engineering services, but the increase in market share would not be significant, the companies were not particularly close competitors, and the merged business would continue to face competition from multiple alternative suppliersStatement follows. Questionnaire attached. ...
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