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Mauri-Farmers Mill deal cleared by New Zealand antitrust regulator

( July 29, 2025, 05:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Plans by Australia’s George Weston Foods (NZ), which trades as Mauri New Zealand, to acquire the wheat-milling and storage assets used by Farmers Mills have been approved by the New Zealand competition regulator. In a statement, the New Zealand Commerce Commission said that central to the regulator’s investigation was the level of competition that Farmers Mill would likely provide if the merger did not proceed. The regulator added that it was satisfied that the “proposed acquisition is unlikely to substantially lessen competition when compared to the situation if the proposed acquisition does not proceed.”The full statement by the New Zealand Commerce Commission follows and the clearance determination is attached:...

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