Ampol Limited → EG Australia (EG Group Australia and EG AsiaPac Holdings)
completedAmpol Limited executed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of EG Australia (comprising EG Group Australia and EG AsiaPac Holdings) from UK-based EG Group for a headline price of approximately A$1.1 billion, adding roughly 480-500 fuel and convenience retail sites to Ampol's network. The deal was cleared by the ACCC (the first Phase II clearance under Australia's new merger regime) subject to divestment of 41 overlapping sites, and completed on 30 June 2026 for gross cash consideration of approximately A$1.165 billion.
Ampol said the acquisition was a strategic step to strengthen its position as one of Australia's leading transport-energy and convenience retailers, expanding its Foodary convenience network and U-GO value offering, deepening customer loyalty reach, and delivering an estimated A$65-80 million in annual synergies while being accretive to earnings and free cash flow per share.
EG Group, which has been progressively divesting non-core international assets to pay down its global debt load, sought to exit the Australian market entirely and use sale proceeds to reduce group debt and refocus on its core UK, US and European markets.
Ampol (ASX:ALD) shares rose more than 7-8% on the announcement, trading up from around A$27.07 before the pre-announcement trading halt, as investors welcomed the expected synergies and earnings accretion. EG Group is privately held, so no public share reaction is available for the seller.
Coverage (Business News Australia, Capital Brief, Rask Media) framed the deal as a consolidation play strengthening Ampol's convenience-retail scale, with the market's positive share-price reaction attributed to expected synergies; legal commentary (HSF Kramer) highlighted it as a landmark test case for Australia's new mandatory merger clearance regime.
Deal mechanics
UBS (financial adviser); Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (legal adviser)
Gilbert + Tobin (legal adviser to EG Group, per Australasian Lawyer)
Share Purchase Agreement for 100% of EG Australia. Headline consideration of A$1.1 billion, comprising approximately A$800 million cash (funded from existing Ampol debt facilities) plus approximately A$250 million in Ampol shares issued to the vendor (subject to escrow). Final completion consideration was adjusted to approximately A$1.165 billion gross cash following ACCC-mandated divestments and working-capital adjustments.
ACCC approval granted following a Phase II review (the first under Australia's revised 2026 merger clearance regime), conditional on Ampol divesting 41 retail fuel sites where EG Australia and Ampol sites overlapped in local markets, to address substantial lessening of competition concerns.
Existing Ampol senior debt facilities plus vendor share issuance (scrip).
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Learn more
- ASX Release 14 August 2025 — Ampol Executes Agreement to Acquire EG Australia
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- Ampol gains ACCC approval for $1.1b EG Australia takeover
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Ampol on its A$1.1 billion proposed acquisition of EG Australia
- Ampol (ASX:ALD) share price revs 8% higher on EG Group acquisition — Rask Media
- HSF Kramer assists Ampol to secure ACCC clearance — first Phase II clearance under new merger regime