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MN-35017

KINETIC / DYSONS BUS SERVICESMN-35017

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Processing timeline

27

days

Filed

30 June 2026

Kinetic - Dysons - Phase 1 determination

Decision

27 July 2026Kinetic - Dysons - Phase 1 determination
Type
Notification
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Phase 1 - initial assessment
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

KINETIC HOLDING COMPANY PTY LTD ABN - 49 601 254 880

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

L.C. DYSON'S BUS SERVICES PROPRIETARY LIMITED ABN - 99 004 436 542

Other parties

KINETIC (MELBOURNE) PTY LTD ABN - 89 644 690 522, DYSONS MZF PTY LTD ABN - 16 680 323 282, SURFSIDE BUSLINES PTY. LTD. ABN - 25 010 957 552, KOCM 3 PTY LTD ABN - 60 679 737 510, DYSONS MZF (ASSETCO) PTY LTD ABN - 18 680 323 291, KACM 3A PTY LTD ABN - 24 674 151 118, KINETIC (MELBOURNE URBAN) PTY LTD ABN - 88 632 522 233, KINETIC ASSETCO (MELBOURNE) PTY LTD ABN - 72 644 633 303

Summary

Kinetic Holding Company Pty Ltd is acquiring L.C. Dyson’s Bus Services Pty Ltd, a family-owned coach and bus operator. The transaction involves a 100% share sale of Dysons and the interdependent acquisition of bus depot assets from related parties. Both companies provide bus transportation services across Australia, including urban, school, and charter routes.

Acquisition details

Kinetic Holding Company Pty Ltd ( Kinetic ) proposes to acquire 100% of the shares in L.C. Dyson’s Bus Services Pty Ltd ( Dysons , together with its affiliates, the Dysons Group ) pursuant to a share sale agreement. Kinetic also proposes to acquire certain freehold and leasehold interests in bus depot assets currently leased by the Dysons Group and owned by related parties of Dysons’ shareholders, namely 3D Management Properties Pty Ltd, 324 Gen Investments Pty Ltd, 3D Properties (Kyneton) Pty Ltd and 3D Properties (Wodonga) Pty Ltd. Kinetic is proposing to acquire the bus depot assets under separate Land Sale Contracts. The share sale agreement and each of the Land Sale Contracts are interdependent, with simultaneous settlement and completion. Given the interdependencies between each of these agreements, Kinetic is notifying the proposed acquisitions together as a single notification for the purposes of s 51ABX(5) of the CCA ( Proposed Transaction ). Kinetic is a transportation company that operates bus services in Australia and overseas. This is predominantly under the Kinetic brand but also (in Australia) in: • the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia under the Kinetic Specialised Resources brand; • in Victoria, Sydney and Western Australia under the SkyBus brand; and • in Queensland under the Koala Koaches brand and SkyBus brands. These services include, depending on the region, urban route and school services, regional bus services, and charter bus services, airport transfers bus services and some specialised bus services, for example to the mining and resources sector. Dysons is a family-owned coach and bus operator based in Melbourne. It provides services in Victoria, regional New South Wales and regional South Australia under the Dysons brand. These services include urban route services, school services, regional bus services, rail replacement services and charter services.

Industry

Broad:Professional & Business Services

Decisions and key events

27 July 2026Kinetic - Dysons - Phase 1 determinationAttachmentPDF162.0 KB

Other documents

1 July 2026Questionnaire - Kinetic - DysonsAttachmentDOCX115.9 KB

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