Updated filing form will streamline merger process, New Zealand regulator says

By Saloni Sinha ( October 29, 2025, 06:16 GMT | Insight) -- As part of New Zealand’s merger regime overhaul, the competition regulator is set to update the merger-application form to strip out unnecessary questions and include some other essential information requirements, officials have said. In a recent webinar, the New Zealand Commerce Commission said it was reviewing its merger-application form, also called a filing form, and is set to release a draft form for consultation, proposing to revise some of the information requirements.As part of New Zealand’s merger regime overhaul, the competition regulator is set to update the merger-application form to strip out unnecessary questions and include some other essential information requirements, officials have said....

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