Adbri swoops on divested assets in Cement Australia-BGC deal
By James Panichi ( June 5, 2025, 08:12 GMT | Insight) -- The unusual regulatory refiling of Cement Australia’s bid for BGC Cementitious is a “fix-it-first” move that will see construction-materials company Adbri step in to acquire assets to allay competition concerns expressed behind closed doors by the country’s antitrust regulator. MLex understands that Adbri was recently added to the list of companies involved with the deal to allow it to pick up assets in Western Australia including six concrete plants that are likely to be divested by BGC in a bid to get the green light for its deal.The unusual regulatory refiling of Cement Australia’s bid for BGC Cementitious is a “fix-it-first” move that will see construction-materials company Adbri step in to acquire assets to allay competition concerns expressed behind closed doors by the country’s antitrust regulator....
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