Processing timeline
52
days
Filed
16 June 2026
Decision Due
28 July 2026
Est decision date: 20 July 2026. Based on 59 decided Professional & Business Services notifications.
Acquirer(s)
LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HEALTH CARE LIMITED ABN - 11 079 815 697
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
ANZ HOSPITALS PTY LTD ABN - 14 631 014 938, HEALTHSCOPE NEWCO PTY LTD ABN - 80 092 450 274, HEALTHSCOPE MANAGEMENT PTY LTD ABN - 80 146 342 814, HEALTHSCOPE OPERATIONS PTY LTD ABN - 85 006 405 152
Other parties
Keith Crawford (as joint and several receivers), Jason Ireland (as joint and several receivers), Matthew Caddy (as joint and several receivers), Kathy Sozou (as joint and several receivers)
Little Company of Mary Health Care Ltd (Calvary) proposes to acquire the business and assets of Hobart Private Hospital from Healthscope. This healthcare asset sale involves not-for-profit operator Calvary. The transaction is part of an orderly disposal process following the voluntary administration of Healthscope's parent entities.
Little Company of Mary Health Care Ltd ( Calvary ) proposes to acquire the business and assets of Hobart Private Hospital ( Hobart Private ) from Healthscope pursuant to a Business and Asset Sale Agreement (the Acquisition ). Calvary is a not-for-profit operator of public and private hospitals in Australia, present in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. Calvary currently operates four private hospitals in Tasmania: St Vincent's Hospital (Launceston); St Luke's Hospital (Launceston); Lenah Valley Hospital (Lenah Valley, Hobart); and St John's Hospital (South Hobart). Hobart Private is a private hospital co-located with and adjacent to Hobart's main public hospital, Royal Hobart Hospital, operated by the Tasmanian Department of Health. Hobart Private offers healthcare services including medical, surgical and emergency care. Hobart Private is currently operated by Healthscope, a private hospital operator with 36 hospitals Australia wide. In May 2025, Healthscope’s parent entities went into voluntary administration, and receivers and administrators were appointed by its lenders and the Healthscope Board, respectively, to conduct an orderly sale of the hospitals in its network.
The ACCC has prepared a questionnaire on the Acquisition. Submissions or information in response to the questionnaire should be provided by 24 June 2026 via email to mergers@accc.gov.au with the title Submission re: Calvary – Hobart Private . The ACCC’s ability to give detailed consideration to submissions received after this time may be limited.