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Big Tech opposed 'three-year' rule in thresholds for Australia’s new merger laws

By Saloni Sinha ( July 11, 2025, 07:40 GMT | Insight) -- Global tech companies including Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Atlassian, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Nokia warned the Australian government that proposed notification thresholds for serial acquisitions under new merger laws were “unnecessary.” In a submission to the Australian Treasury’s consultation on “mergers reform — notification thresholds instrument,” dated May 2025 but published only recently, the Tech Council of Australia, a top industry body, said that “it is not appropriate to impose a separate three-year ‘look back’ rule.” Global tech companies including Adobe, Amazon Web Services, Atlassian, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Nokia warned the Australian government that proposed notification thresholds for serial acquisitions under new merger laws were “unnecessary.”...

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