Australia approves ANZ's $3.3 billion buyout of Suncorp Bank

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Australia on Friday gave the go-ahead for ANZ Group's A$4.9 billion ($3.26 billion) buyout of Suncorp's banking business, clearing the deal to proceed after ...

The logo of the ANZ Banking Group is displayed in the window of a newly opened branch in central Sydney

"Following this lengthy and robust process, I received clear advice ... that it would not be in the national interest to prohibit this transaction," Chalmers said in a statement. The deal was originally blocked by Australia's competition regulator in August on the grounds it would limit competition in the banking sector. But the Australian Competition Tribunal in February cleared the deal after the two companies appealed the decision.

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