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Editorial: If that’s competition, it doesn’t pass the pub test

November 26, 2020 by Matt Kirkegaard

When a business, many orders of magnitude larger than another, uses its advantages not to compete but to exclude an emerging competitor there either is a problem with competition law or with the competition regulator.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, competiton, Lion, tap contracts

Heineken to acquire Asahi Beverages brands

October 28, 2020 by Matt Kirkegaard

Asahi Beverages, owners of Carlton & United Breweries, has announced the sale of Stella Artois and Becks to Heineken.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, Asahi, Becks, Heineken, Stella Artois

Asahi purchases CUB

Asahi/CUB sees loss of ‘significant competitor’: ACCC

June 2, 2020 by Matt Kirkegaard

With CUB now safely in Asahi’s hands, a competition assessment conducted by the ACCC shows it allowed the sale despite Asahi having a significant impact on competition.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, Asahi, Carlton & United Breweries Pty Ltd, Coca Cola Amatil, CUB

Asahi purchases CUB

Asahi’s last hurdle cleared as details of tap contracts emerge

May 8, 2020 by Matt Kirkegaard

The Foreign Investment Review Board has removed the last barrier to Asahi’s acquisition of CUB as details of the nature of competition for tap contracts emerges.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, Asahi, craft beer, CUB, Mergers

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Law change revives tap contract debate

May 7, 2020 by Clare Burnett

Tap contract controversy was reignited following the ACCC’s approval of CUB-Asahi deal last month, so we spoke to UNSW professor Rob Nicholls about the changed competition landscape and what this might mean if the IBA decides to take up the gauntlet.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, IBA, tap contracts, UNSW

ACCC approves Asahi-CUB deal

April 1, 2020 by Media Release

The ACCC will not oppose Asahi’s acquisition of CUB after Asahi undertook to divest two of its beer brands and three of its cider brands.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, acquisitions, Asahi, CUB

Radio Brews News

Brews News Week: Define Independence

December 13, 2019 by Radio Brews News

It’s the penultimate episode of Brews News Week for 2019. In the news: ACCC raises competition concerns over Asahi-CUB deal and Malt Shed owners put brewery up for sale.

Category: Radio Brews News Tagged: ACCC, Asahi, CUB, IBA, independence, Malt Shed

ACCC raises competition concerns over Asahi-CUB deal

December 12, 2019 by Media Release

The ACCC has announced that it has concerns about competition in the beer and cider markets regarding the proposed acquisition of CUB by Asahi.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, Asahi, CUB

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ACCC calls for submissions into Asahi/CUB

August 28, 2019 by Matt Kirkegaard

The ACCC is seeking industry views about the impact on competition in the beer market as a result of Asahi’s proposed purchase of Australia’s largest brewer, CUB.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, Asahi, CUB, Mergers

Competition risks over CUB-Asahi deal says Cider Australia

August 6, 2019 by Clare Burnett

If the CUB-Asahi acquisition goes ahead, 70 per cent of the cider market will belong to one company, says industry body Cider Australia, as it calls on the ACCC to closely consider the deal.

Category: News Tagged: ACCC, apple cider, Asahi, Cider Australia, CUB

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