Zoetis Australia Research and Manufacturing Pty Ltd proposes to acquire Betrola Pty Ltd
22 Feb 2022UPDATED: 22 February 2022
As many of you are aware, Zoetis Australia Research and Manufacturing Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoetis Inc. (Zoetis), proposes to acquire Betrola Pty Ltd, including its wholly owned subsidiary, Jurox Pty Ltd (Jurox).
The AVA does not comment on the commercial decisions and organisation structure of suppliers to the veterinary profession. We believe it is our role to continue to advocate that stakeholders who support the veterinary profession provide the best offering to our members. However, we appreciate that individual members may have an opinion on this merger and may not be aware that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is once again seeking your views on this proposed acquisition.
The ACCC published a statement of issues on the 17th of February 2022, outlining their preliminary competition concerns and are seeking submissions relating to these. The submissions need to be submitted by the 11th of March 2022 and can sent electronically to mergers@accc.gov.au with the title “Submission re Statement of Issues: Zoetis’ proposed acquisition of Jurox – attention Janet Li / Steven Lee”.