By year

2002

• Acquirer: John Holland Group Pty Ltd; Target: Transfield Construction Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 24^th December 2002
• Acquirer: QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd; Target: Gerling Australia Insurance Company Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 23^rd December 2002
• Acquirer: Logica PLC; Target: CMG PLC
  Date closed: 17^th December 2002
• Acquirer: West Australian Newspaper Holdings Ltd (WANH); Target: Quokka Press
  Date closed: 17^th December 2002
• Acquirer: SC Johnson & Sons Inc; Target: Bayer Australia Ltd, Bayer Ag Germany
  Date closed: 17^th December 2002
• Acquirer: Village Roadshow, Village Cinemas Australia Pty Ltd, Hoyts Corporation Pty Ltd The, Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd; Target: Val Morgan Cinema Advertisers
  Date closed: 11^th December 2002
• Acquirer: QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd; Target: Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd
  Date closed: 10^th December 2002
• Acquirer: Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd; Target: Webforge Australasia, Webforge Asia
  Date closed: 3^rd December 2002
• Acquirer: Australian Cement Holdings Pty Ltd; Target: Kimbolton Coal Company Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 26^th November 2002
• Acquirer: Healthguard Health Benefits Funds Ltd, HBF Health Funds Incorporated; Target: Goldfields Medical Fund (GMF Health)
  Date closed: 26^th November 2002
• Acquirer: Insurance Australia Group Ltd; Target: CGU Insurance Australia Ltd
  Date closed: 26^th November 2002
• Acquirer: Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Ltd The; Target: IOR Australia Pty Ltd (Health Fund)
  Date closed: 19^th November 2002
• Acquirer: Carter Holt Harvey Ltd; Target: Starwood Australia Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 19^th November 2002
• Acquirer: Orica Ltd; Target: Industrial Chemicals Ltd
  Date closed: 12^th November 2002
• Acquirer: eBet Ltd; Target: Turbo Bonus
  Date closed: 4^th November 2002
• Acquirer: OPSM Group Ltd; Target: Precision Eyewear
  Date closed: 4^th November 2002
• Acquirer: Custom Fleet; Target: Hertz Lease Limited
  Date closed: 4^th November 2002
• Acquirer: Toll Holdings Ltd; Target: Brambles Shipping
  Date closed: 31^st October 2002
• Acquirer: Toll Holdings Ltd; Target: Mayne Group Ltd
  Date closed: 31^st October 2002
• Acquirer: ISIS Communications Ltd; Target: AAV Australia Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 18^th October 2002
• Acquirer: AVIS Rent A Car System; Target: Budget Car Rental
  Date closed: 17^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Incitec Ltd; Target: Pivot Limited
  Date closed: 16^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Smorgon Steel Pty Ltd; Target: Albion Steel Pty Limited
  Date closed: 16^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Cashcard Australia Ltd; Target: Electronic Banking Solutions Ltd
  Date closed: 15^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Credit Union Australia Ltd; Target: Metropolitan Credit Union Ltd
  Date closed: 14^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Australian National Credit Union Ltd; Target: City Coast Credit Union Ltd
  Date closed: 14^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Cash Services Australia Pty Limited (CSA); Target: No data available
  Date closed: 9^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Delaware Champion Acquisition Corporation; Target: Burger King Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 9^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Nufarm Ltd; Target: Crop Care
  Date closed: 8^th October 2002
• Acquirer: Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd; Target: Eatmore Poultry Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 8^th October 2002
• Acquirer: IBM Australia Ltd; Target: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
  Date closed: 24^th September 2002
• Acquirer: Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd; Target: Sigma Company Ltd
  Date closed: 12^th September 2002
• Acquirer: BMG Australia Ltd; Target: Zomba Records Australia Pty Ltd, Zomba Music Publishers Australia Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 3^rd September 2002
• Acquirer: Dentsply (Australia) Pty Ltd; Target: Astrazeneca Pty Ltd (Astra Zeneca)
  Date closed: 3^rd September 2002
• Acquirer: Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, Teys Bros Pty Ltd; Target: No data available
  Date closed: 26^th August 2002
• Acquirer: Statehealth Credit Union Ltd; Target: Transport Industries Credit Union Ltd
  Date closed: 26^th August 2002
• Acquirer: GrainCorp Services Ltd (NSW Grain Corporation), Cargill Australia Ltd; Target: Milling Australia
  Date closed: 16^th August 2002
• Acquirer: AWB Ltd; Target: Milling Australia
  Date closed: 16^th August 2002
• Acquirer: Consolidated Extrusions Pty Ltd; Target: MCK Group Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 13^th August 2002
• Acquirer: Dor Film Australia Pty Ltd; Target: Shorko Australia Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 6^th August 2002
• Acquirer: Centennial Coal Company Ltd; Target: Powercoal Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 6^th August 2002
• Acquirer: Mayne Group Ltd; Target: Queensland Medical Laboratory
  Date closed: 23^rd July 2002
• Acquirer: Magnadata International Limited; Target: Spectron Transit Tickets Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 23^rd July 2002
• Acquirer: AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited; Target: IPAC Securities Ltd
  Date closed: 23^rd July 2002
• Acquirer: Coles Myer Ltd; Target: IGA Narrandera
  Date closed: 10^th July 2002
• Acquirer: Arnotts Biscuits Ltd; Target: Snack Foods Ltd
  Date closed: 9^th July 2002
• Acquirer: Origin Energy Limited; Target: Citipower Pty
  Date closed: 3^rd July 2002
• Acquirer: Boral Limited; Target: Go Crete Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 2^nd July 2002
• Acquirer: Australian Gas Light Company The (AGL); Target: Pulse Energy Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 1^st July 2002
• Acquirer: Brismark (Qld Chamber of Fruit & Vegetable Industries Co-op), Landacq Ltd; Target: Rocklea Markets (Brisbane Markets), Brisbane Markets
  Date closed: 1^st July 2002
• Acquirer: Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings & Hongkong Electric International; Target: Citipower Pty
  Date closed: 1^st July 2002
• Acquirer: Visy Industries Holdings Pty Ltd; Target: Coca Cola Amatil Ltd
  Date closed: 28^th June 2002
• Acquirer: Boral Limited; Target: Canberra Mini-Mixed Concrete Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 27^th June 2002
• Acquirer: Nuplex Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd; Target: Asia Pacific Specialty Chemicals Ltd
  Date closed: 25^th June 2002
• Acquirer: Smorgon Steel Group Ltd; Target: Nonferral Recyclers Ltd
  Date closed: 25^th June 2002
• Acquirer: OneSteel Ltd; Target: Adelaide Steel Processing Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 24^th June 2002
• Acquirer: Publicis Groupe SA; Target: Bcom3 Group Inc
  Date closed: 19^th June 2002
• Acquirer: Instrumentarium Corporation; Target: Spacelabs Medical Inc
  Date closed: 18^th June 2002
• Acquirer: Automotive Components Ltd; Target: Carparts Distribution Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 4^th June 2002
• Acquirer: Bayer Ag Germany; Target: Aventis CropScience Holding SA
  Date closed: 29^th May 2002
• Acquirer: Pacific Access Pty Ltd; Target: Citysearch Australia Pty Ltd (City Search)
  Date closed: 23^rd May 2002
• Acquirer: Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd; Target: Sigma Company Ltd
  Date closed: 15^th May 2002
• Acquirer: Deutsche Asset Management; Target: Zurich Scudder Investments Australia Ltd
  Date closed: 15^th May 2002
• Acquirer: Group 4 Falck; Target: Wackenhut Corrections Corporation Australia Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 8^th May 2002
• Acquirer: GE Capital Australia; Target: AGC Finance Ltd
  Date closed: 8^th May 2002
• Acquirer: Nufarm Ltd; Target: Monsanto Australia Ltd
  Date closed: 3^rd May 2002
• Acquirer: Grainco Australia Limited; Target: Conagra Trade Group Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 1^st May 2002
• Acquirer: MM Kembla Copper Systems; Target: McKechnie Metals Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 30^th April 2002
• Acquirer: Keystone Solutions Group PLC; Target: Solution 6 Holdings Ltd
  Date closed: 30^th April 2002
• Acquirer: Australian Fast Foods Pty Ltd; Target: Amalgamated Food & Poultry Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 30^th April 2002
• Acquirer: SGS Societe Generale de Surveillance Holding (SA); Target: Lakefield Oretest Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 30^th April 2002
• Acquirer: Toll Holdings Ltd, Toll Transport Pty Ltd; Target: BHP Stevedoring Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 30^th April 2002
• Acquirer: Kronos Inc; Target: SimplexGrinnell Workforce Solution Division Worldwide
  Date closed: 18^th April 2002
• Acquirer: Pioneer Construction Materials Pty Ltd; Target: Western Suburbs Concrete (Partnership)
  Date closed: 18^th April 2002
• Acquirer: Pioneer Construction Materials Pty Ltd; Target: EB Mawsons & Sons Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 16^th April 2002
• Acquirer: Members Australia Credit Union Ltd; Target: Dependable Credit Union Ltd
  Date closed: 10^th April 2002
• Acquirer: Societe des Produits Nestle SA (O/S); Target: Northern Foods Plc (O/S)
  Date closed: 10^th April 2002
• Acquirer: OPSM Group Ltd; Target: Eyewear Now Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 2^nd April 2002
• Acquirer: Mayne Group Ltd; Target: Port Macquarie Medical Imaging
  Date closed: 2^nd April 2002
• Acquirer: Grain Pool of Western Australia GPWA; Target: Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd (Western Australia)
  Date closed: 1^st April 2002
• Acquirer: Carter Holt Harvey Ltd; Target: MGP 10 Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 27^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Kronos Inc; Target: Australian Timewise Systems Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 27^th March 2002
• Acquirer: QBE Insurance Group Ltd; Target: trade credit business of CGU Insurance Australia Ltd
  Date closed: 26^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Brambles Industries Ltd; Target: Ausdoc Information Management Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 26^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Hewlett-Packard Australia Ltd; Target: Compaq Computer Australia Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 20^th March 2002
• Acquirer: ANZ Banking Group Ltd; Target: ING Bank (Australia) Ltd
  Date closed: 19^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Little Company of Mary Health Care Ltd; Target: Wagga Wagga Day Surgery
  Date closed: 19^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Pace Farms; Target: Bartter Enterprises Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 19^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Fuji Bank Ltd; Target: Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd
  Date closed: 13^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Thales International Pacific Holdings Pty Limited; Target: ADI Group Holdings Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 12^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Qenos; Target: Orica Ltd
  Date closed: 8^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Black Cabs Combined Ltd; Target: North Suburban Taxis Ltd
  Date closed: 7^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Veritas DGC Inc; Target: Petroleum Geo-Services ASA
  Date closed: 6^th March 2002
• Acquirer: Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd, Damovo (Australia) Pty Ltd; Target: Telstra Corporation Ltd
  Date closed: 1^st March 2002
• Acquirer: Australian Dried Fruits Sales Pty Ltd (Sunbeam Foods); Target: Irymple Packing Pty Ltd, Mildura Co-operative Fruit Company Ltd The
  Date closed: 28^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Phillips Petroleum Company Australia Pty Ltd; Target: Conoco Inc
  Date closed: 26^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd; Target: Hospital Supplies Australia Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 26^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Vinpac International Pty Ltd; Target: Tarac Australia Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 26^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Tarong Energy, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd; Target: Tarong North Power Station
  Date closed: 20^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Mayne Nickless Healthcare Holdings Pty Ltd; Target: Endeavour Healthcare
  Date closed: 19^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Hutchison Telecoms; Target: Lucent Tecchnologies Inc
  Date closed: 13^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Manildra Group; Target: starch business of George Weston Foods Ltd (Tip Top Bakeries)
  Date closed: 12^th February 2002
• Acquirer: OPSM Group Ltd; Target: Kays Optical Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 8^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Golden Circle Ltd; Target: Original Juice Co The, OJC Investments Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 7^th February 2002
• Acquirer: AES Environmental Pty Ltd; Target: Cyde Apac
  Date closed: 7^th February 2002
• Acquirer: AMP Bank Ltd; Target: GIO Building Society Ltd
  Date closed: 6^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Coates Hire Ltd; Target: Wreckair Hire
  Date closed: 6^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Neopost SA; Target: Ascom Holding AG, Ascom Service Automation (Australia) Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 4^th February 2002
• Acquirer: Enex Resources Ltd; Target: Glencore International AG
  Date closed: 29^th January 2002
• Acquirer: Paloma Industries Ltd; Target: Southcorp Water Heaters
  Date closed: 29^th January 2002
• Acquirer: Industrial Galvanizers Corporation Pty Ltd; Target: Transfield Pty Ltd (Galvanising), Transfield Pty Ltd
  Date closed: 10^th January 2002
• Acquirer: Newmont Mining Corporation; Target: Normandy Mining Ltd
  Date closed: 8^th January 2002

For informal merger clearances summaries prior to 2002 contact the public register officer.