Acquisition
This notification concerns the proposed acquisition of certain Australian assets of Konvoy Holdings Pty Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) (Konvoy) by Kegstar Pty Limited (Kegstar), a wholly owned subsidiary of MicroStar Logistics, LLC (Acquisition).
The Australian assets which are proposed to be acquired pursuant to the Acquisition include:
(a) kegs;
(b) keg tracking technology hardware and software (known as 'Katch');
(c) select employees; and
(d) a keg repair and maintenance facility.
The Parties
MicroStar Logistics, LLC, is a limited liability company incorporated in the United States and is indirectly wholly owned by MStar Holding Corporation. MicroStar entered the Australian market in 2021 via the acquisition of Kegstar from Brambles.
In Australia, Kegstar primarily offers a pay-per-fill keg management service (PPF). It also offers longer-term keg leasing.
Konvoy operates a keg services business in Australia and New Zealand. It offers short-term keg leasing (on a PPF basis), longer-term keg leasing, and keg maintenance and repair services.
Summary of horizontal and vertical overlaps
The Parties are both suppliers of PPF services and, to a much lesser extent, longer term keg leasing to brewery customers in Australia.
There is no vertical overlap between the parties.
20 Feb 2026
17 Aug 2026
The period for providing submissions or information in response to the ACCC’s Phase 2 Notice has concluded.
Summary of Notice of Competition Concerns
MN 30003 - MicroStar Konvoy - Notice of Competition Concerns - Summary - 13 May 2026.pdf(205.47 KB)ACCC decided notification is subject to Phase 2 review
MN 30003 - UPDATED MicroStar_Konvoy - Phase 2 notice - 1 April 2026_1.pdf(216.68 KB)On 20 February 2026, MicroStar gave the ACCC additional information and documents in response to the ACCC’s decision under s 51ABY of the CCA. Accordingly, the effective notification date is 20 February 2026.
In accordance with s 51ABZ of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, on 13 February 2026, the ACCC decided that the notification submitted on 6 February 2026 should be taken to not have an effective notification date because it is materially incomplete.
