Dairy Farmers from the Australian Competition also Consumer Commission

Reports of Murray Goulburn making a solo bid for Dairy Farmers early last week appear to be accurate, with the company asking for approval of a potential takeover of Dairy Farmers from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Murray Goulburn was initially planning to make a joint bid with Parmalat, but the two companies could not come to terms on an appropriate deal. Negotiations between the two officially ceased a week and a half ago.
The proposal by Murray Goulburn is for 100% of Dairy Farmers’ cheese and ingredients business and Dairy Farmers’ shares equivalent to between 20 and 50% of the total shares on issue on a fully diluted basis. Murray Goulburn is also looking to enter into a milk supply arrangement with Dairy Farmers. “Under this arrangement, DFMC (Dairy Farmers Milk Co-operative) will supply milk sourced in South Australia, Victoria and Southern NSW to Murray Goulburn for on-supply to Dairy Farmers. The remaining milk sourced in mid and northern NSW and Queensland will be supplied directly to Dairy Farmers, consistent with current arrangements,” the competition watchdog was informed.
With Murray Goulburn re-entering the race the bidding for Dairy Farmers is reportedly between the National Foods - Warrnambool Cheese and Butter joint venture, Murray Goulburn and Canadian dairy firm Saputo - who are yet to publicly confirm their interest.
National Foods still appear most likely to gain control of the Australian dairy co-operative given their strong financial backing from Japanese brewer Kirin and their willingness to licence some of their brands in order to appease the ACCC’s competition concerns.
The ACCC are inviting submissions from interested parties regarding the Murray Goulburn proposal until Thursday with a final announcement due on Thursday week
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