Processing timeline
47
days
Filed
15 July 2026
Decision Due
TBC
Est decision date: 17 Aug 2026. Based on 88 decided Professional & Business Services notifications.
Acquirer(s)
TOTAL DRAIN GROUP PTY LTD ABN - 78 621 479 981
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
HEADWORKS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN - 39 637 942 646, UTILITY MANAGEMENT GROUP PTY LTD ABN - 39 644 190 527
Other parties
QUADRANT PRIVATE EQUITY NO.6A PTY LIMITED ACN - 622 297 750
Total Drain Group Pty Ltd (trading as TDG Environmental) acquired 100% of the shares of Utility Management Group Pty Ltd (trading as Pipe Management Australia). Both companies provide stormwater and wastewater collection and maintenance services, primarily to councils and water authorities in New South Wales and Queensland.
Total Drain Group Pty Ltd, trading as TDG Environmental ( TDG ), proposes to acquire 100% of the shares of Utility Management Group Pty Ltd, trading as Pipe Management Australia ( PMA ) (the Acquisition). The acquirer, TDG, is a provider of stormwater and wastewater collection, maintenance and waste recycling services in Australia and New Zealand. The target, PMA, is a provider of stormwater and wastewater collection and maintenance (in particular relining) services operating primarily in New South Wales and Queensland. TDG and PMA overlap in New South Wales and Queensland (and to a minimal extent, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory) in the supply of liquid waste collection and maintenance services to councils and water authorities in relation to stormwater and wastewater, and, to a more limited extent, infrastructure and commercial and industrial customers. Liquid waste collection and maintenance services comprise a range of services relating to the inspection, cleaning, maintenance and rehabilitation of stormwater drainage infrastructure, including drains, pits, culverts, pipes and gross pollutant traps. Services include jetting/vacuuming, gross pollutant trap (GPT) servicing, non-destructive digging (NDD), pipe remediation, CCTV inspection, and waste transport and disposal.