Ongoing Australia Deep review
Open case Insurance Australia Group – RAC Insurance Insurance Australia Group (IAG) proposes to acquire 100% of the issued share capital in RAC Insurance (RACI) from RACI Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia Inc (RAC) (the Acquisition). The Acquisition does not include RAC's roadside assistance business which will continue to be operated independently by RAC. IAG is a general insurance company operating in Australia and New Zealand. IAG provides a range of personal and commercial insurance products under various brands, including NRMA Insurance, Swann Insurance, ROLLiN’, Cylo, Lumley Special Vehicles and RACQ. RAC is a Western Australia based member-owned organisation (and, effective from 26 June 2026, a company limited by guarantee) that provides roadside products, general insurance products, and other ancillary services to its members. RAC issues general insurance products to customers through its wholly owned subsidiary RACI under the RAC brand. IAG and RACI are both active in the manufacture and supply of personal lines general insurance, including home insurance and motor insurance products in Australia.
Authority Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Filed 3 Mar 2026
Sector 6322 General Insurance
Stage Phase 2 - detailed assessment Ongoing Australia Deep review
Open case MicroStar Logistics - Konvoy Acquisition This notification concerns the proposed acquisition of certain Australian assets of Konvoy Holdings Pty Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) (Konvoy) by Kegstar Pty Limited (Kegstar), a wholly owned subsidiary of MicroStar Logistics, LLC (Acquisition). The Australian assets which are proposed to be acquired pursuant to the Acquisition include: (a) kegs; (b) keg tracking technology hardware and software (known as 'Katch'); (c) select employees; and (d) a keg repair and maintenance facility. The Parties MicroStar Logistics, LLC, is a limited liability company incorporated in the United States and is indirectly wholly owned by MStar Holding Corporation. MicroStar entered the Australian market in 2021 via the acquisition of Kegstar from Brambles. In Australia, Kegstar primarily offers a pay-per-fill keg management service (PPF). It also offers longer-term keg leasing. Konvoy operates a keg services business in Australia and New Zealand. It offers short-term keg leasing (on a PPF basis), longer-term keg leasing, and keg maintenance and repair services. Summary of horizontal and vertical overlaps The Parties are both suppliers of PPF services and, to a much lesser extent, longer term keg leasing to brewery customers in Australia. There is no vertical overlap between the parties.
Authority Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Filed 20 Feb 2026
Sector 6639 Other Goods and Equipment Rental and Hiring n.e.c.
Stage Phase 2 - detailed assessment Ongoing United Kingdom Fresh filing
Open case Macquarie Asset Management / Energy Assets Group merger inquiry The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking views on the anticipated acquisition by Macquarie Asset Management of Energy Assets Group.
Authority Competition and Markets Authority
Filed 15 May 2026
Sector Utilities
Stage Phase 1 Ongoing Canada Newly visible
Open case Akzo Nobel NV / Axalta Coating Systems Ltd The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 18 Mar 2026
Sector NAICS 3255
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case API Canada Holdco II Inc / Inferno HoldCo Inc The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 28 Apr 2026
Sector NAICS 5619
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Newly visible
Open case ASSA ABLOY of Canada Ltd / Dock & Door Holdings (Canada) Inc The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 26 Mar 2026
Sector NAICS 4163
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case AURELIUS Group / Magna International Inc The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 1 May 2026
Sector NAICS 3363
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case Axium Infrastructure Canada II LP and Optima Seniors Management Inc / Brenda Strafford Foundation Ltd The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 7 May 2026
Sector NAICS 6233
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Newly visible
Open case BVD Petroleum Inc / Cenovus Energy Inc The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 30 Mar 2026
Sector NAICS 4471
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust / First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 7 May 2026
Sector NAICS 5311
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case Cintas Corporation / UniFirst Corporation The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 24 Apr 2026
Sector NAICS 5322
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case East West Manufacturing Holding Corporation / Vexos Holdings LLC The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 8 May 2026
Sector NAICS 3344
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case Ecolab Inc / KKR Frigeo Aggregator LP The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 4 May 2026
Sector NAICS 2213
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Newly visible
Open case Firm Capital Property Limited Partnership and Sunpark Communities LP / Public Sector Pension Investments Board and MSP Cove Canada Property Holdings LP The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 13 Apr 2026
Sector NAICS 5311
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case GFL Environmental Inc / SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 1 May 2026
Sector NAICS 5622
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case Green Infrastructure Partners Inc / UCC Group Inc (Ontario), UCC Group Inc (Alberta) and UCC Group Inc (Delaware) The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 29 Apr 2026
Sector NAICS 2373
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Newly visible
Open case Imperial Dade Canada Inc / Enterprise Paper The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 15 Apr 2026
Sector NAICS 3222
Stage Weekly report review ongoing Ongoing Canada Fresh filing
Open case KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No 8 / First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust The Competition Bureau’s weekly merger report currently shows this review as ongoing.
Authority Competition Bureau Canada
Filed 7 May 2026
Sector NAICS 5311
Stage Weekly report review ongoing