New Zealand politicians target private equity roll-ups in competition law overhaul

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New Zealand’s parliament will close a public consultation next week on a bill that would allow the country’s antitrust watchdog to consider the “cumulative effect” of serial acquisitions in deal reviews, with one opposition lawmaker spotlighting private equity roll-ups as a key enforcement target due to their “stranglehold” on basic goods.