ACCC review into Nine Fairfax merger will be ‘thorough’: Rod Sims

The chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Rod Sims, has said the watchdog will draw on insights from the digital platforms inquiry when investigating whether or not to approve Nine’s takeover of Fairfax.

Sims also said despite the confidence of both Fairfax and Nine that the proposed merger would be approved, the review would be ‘thorough’, with phase one set to take 12 weeks.

Nine and Fairfax are confident the deal will be approved