<div dir="ltr">Where are you reading that from? There's option for them to do so but I don't see it happening.<div><br></div><div>Also, the SMH article has been updated:</div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has already flagged a public review of the takeover once both parties submit their proposals.</i></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>"We will call for submissions at that time and details will be posted on our public register," the ACCC said in a statement. "The ACCC reviews mergers and acquisitions which have the potential to raise concerns under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.</i></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i>"The CCA prohibits acquisitions that would have the effect, or be likely to have the effect, of substantially lessening competition in a market."</i></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">- Andrew</p></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 March 2015 at 09:02, Dylan Chidgey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dylan.chidgey@cirruscomms.com.au" target="_blank">dylan.chidgey@cirruscomms.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Optus is putting in a counter offer, could get interesting! <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="14c103dccb2f30fd__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></a></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> AusNOG [mailto:<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Chaundy<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 13 March 2015 9:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Noel Butler<span class=""><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] TPG acquires iiNet<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Not if the ACCC says "no".<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div class="h5"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On 13 Mar 2015, at 09:37, Noel Butler <<a href="mailto:noel.butler@ausics.net" target="_blank">noel.butler@ausics.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p>Correct, but since the iinet board has unanimously accepted TPG's offer, its only a matter of paperwork now, so its as good as done deal.<u></u><u></u></p><p>On 13/03/2015 08:33, Peter Lawler wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #1010ff 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><pre>On 13/03/15 09:11, Andrew Yager wrote:<u></u><u></u></pre><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #1010ff 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal">TPG has acquired iiNet<u></u><u></u></p></blockquote><pre>I think you'll find that this is a proposal and has not actually<u></u><u></u></pre><pre>happened yet.<u></u><u></u></pre><pre><u></u> <u></u></pre></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>AusNOG mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog" target="_blank">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade style="color:#a0a0a0" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal">No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com" target="_blank">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4299/9215 - Release Date: 03/02/15<br>Internal Virus Database is out of date.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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