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WA-35025

SLR Consulting Australia / HydrobiologyWA-35025

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Processing timeline

20

days

Filed

5 June 2026

Notification waiver determination published

Decision

25 June 2026Notification waiver determination published
Type
Waiver
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Waiver application
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

SLR CONSULTING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN - 29 001 584 612

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

HYDROBIOLOGY WA PTY LTD ABN - 68 120 964 650, Hydrobiology Singapore Pte Ltd UEN 201801873G, Hydrobiology Pty Ltd ABN - 60 129 983 688, Hydrobiology Management Pty Ltd ABN - 60 146 920 265, HYDROBIOLOGY QLD PTY LTD ABN - 26 096 574 659

Other parties

None listed

Summary

SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd has acquired 100% of Hydrobiology Pty Ltd and remaining shares in its WA and Singapore subsidiaries. This share acquisition combines SLR's broad environmental consulting services with Hydrobiology's specialised aquatic environment expertise, which includes 54 Australian staff, in areas like risk and impact assessments.

Acquisition details

SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd ( SLR ) proposes to acquire: 100% of the issued share capital of Hydrobiology Pty Ltd ( Hydrobiology AU ), the 33% of the issued share capital of Hydrobiology WA Pty Ltd ( Hydrobiology WA ) not owned by Hydrobiology AU, and the 33% of the issued share capital of Hydrobiology Singapore Pte Ltd ( Hydrobiology Singapore ) not owned by Hydrobiology AU, (the Acquisition ). As a result of its acquisition of Hydrobiology AU, SLR will also indirectly acquire Hydrobiology Management Pty Ltd and Hydrobiology QLD Pty Ltd, as well as the balance of the issued share capital of Hydrobiology WA and Hydrobiology Singapore owned by Hydrobiology AU. SLR (and its subsidiaries) supply environmental consulting services in Australia, including strategic advisory and technical consulting to its clients across the energy, finance, mining, infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology industries. The environmental consulting services SLR supplies include ESG advisory services, environmental risk assessments, impact assessments, engineering, scientific and technical services, ecological, efficient energy and water management services, and town planning and project management services. Hydrobiology AU and its subsidiaries (together, Hydrobiology ) supply integrated environmental consulting services in the physical, biological and chemical processes of environmental systems, with a particular emphasis on aquatic environments or ecosystems, generally referred to as ‘aquatic environments consulting services’. Hydrobiology has offices in Queensland, Western Australia, and Singapore, and has 54 staff in Australia. Its core focuses are environmental risk assessments, impact assessments and environmental management, for projects affecting aquatic environments or ecosystems consisting of marine, freshwater and coastal systems.

Industry

Broad:Professional & Business Services

Decisions and key events

25 June 2026Notification waiver determination publishedAttachmentPDF140.4 KB

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