ACCC will not appeal TPG-VHA merger decision

The ACCC has announced it will not appeal the Federal Court’s decision that the proposed TPG/Vodafone merger would not substantially lessen competition, explaining that it had concluded it did not have grounds to appeal.

View ACCC media release.

View public version of Federal Court decision.

For media see, for example:

• James Frrnyhough, ‘ACCC will not appeal TPG-Vodafone ruling’ (AFR, 5 March 2020)

• Zoe Samios, ‘Teoh signals TPG-Vodafone ready to take on NBN as ACCC passes on appeal’ (SMH, 5 March 2020)

• David Simmons, ‘ACCC will not appeal TPG-Vodafone merger decision’ (Business News Australia, 5 March 2020)

• Cat Fredenburgh, ‘‘Disappointed’ ACCC won’t challenge ruling on $15B Vodafone, TPG merger’ (Lawyerly, 5 March 2020)

• Tony Zhang, ‘What ACCC’s decision to not appeal TPG-VHA merger means’ (Lawyers Weekly, 8 March 2020)