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How increased transparency could affect Australia's merger landscape

By James Panichi ( July 16, 2025, 08:13 GMT | Comment) -- Australia’s new merger regime was designed to be more transparent than the informal notification mechanism it’s set to replace. More deals are set to appear on the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s register, with more clarity about the reasons behind the regulator’s decisions to approve or block a transaction. And while the decision not to publish company filings or third-party submissions suggests the new regime will be less transparent than that of neighboring New Zealand, Australian merger lawyers say the regime amounts to a significant change.One of the selling points of Australia’s new merger rules was the promise that they would usher in an era of greater transparency. The revamped regime would turn the page on the opacity of the informal notification mechanism, in which 90 percent of all transactions are cleared behind closed doors....

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