New Zealand: Commerce Commission investigation into Omnicom's acquisition of Interpublic (Case no. 2025 NZCC 11)
Progress
Current status
concluded
16 Jun 2025 concluded
28 Feb 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
New Zealand
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Commerce Commission adopted an order approving Omnicom's acquisition of Interpublic
On 16 June 2025, the Commerce Commission granted clearance for Omnicom Group to acquire 100% of the shares in The Interpublic Group of Companies. The clearance applies to providers of marketing and communications services (MCS) and media buying serv…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Commerce Commission announced investigation into Omnicom's acquisition of Interpublic
On 28 February 2025, the Commerce Commission announced an investigation into Omnicom's acquisition of Interpublic. The merger affects the advertising, marketing, and communications (AMC) sector in New Zealand, specifically the supply of marketing an…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority