Tanya Macdonald

Tanya’s experience includes advising:

• Telstra on the ACCC’s investigation into Google’s search engine arrangements with third parties and Telstra’s enforceable undertaking provided to the ACCC.

• Telstra on the competition and regulatory aspects of in its acquisition (in partnership with the Australian Government) of Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the South Pacific which included approvals across Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu and Nauru.

• Acting for the Australian Banking Association and its member banks on the following authorisation applications to the ACCC:

  • urgently enabling banks to offer a number financial relief and other support packages to customers impacted by COVID-19;

  • implementing recommendations arising from the Financial Services Royal Commission, including in relation to informal overdrafts, eligibility criteria and features basic bank accounts and interest on overdraft facilities during droughts; and

  • industry initiatives to prevent, detect, disrupt and respond to scams affecting consumers and small businesses

• KKR on regulatory aspects of its acquisition of a 55% interest in Colonial First State and establishment of a joint venture with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

• KKR on the competition aspects of its $2.175 billion acquisition of Perpetual’s corporate trust and wealth management businesses.

• Hollard on the regulatory aspects of its acquisition of its acquisition of CommInsure General Insurance from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

• Resolution Life on the regulatory aspects of several transactions including the acquisition of AIA Australia’s superannuation and investments business.

• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking on the competition aspects of its $2.1 billion acquisition of Link Group.

• Stars Group on the Australian competition aspects its $6 billion global merger with Flutter Entertainment.