The ACCC’s new mergers regime is rigid and has lawyers filing far more notifications and applications for waivers than they should. But its first big test shows us its bark is worse than its bite.Ampol trying to buy EG Group was always going to cause a stir. The buyer is an Australian fuel bigwig – a top-two wholesaler and petrol station network owner – while the latter is the biggest independent fuel retailer with 512 sites.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles