WiseTech To Divest Expedient After ACCC Competition Probe

Regulator Accepts Enforceable Undertaking Following Concerns Over Logistics Software Market Power

WiseTech Global will divest logistics software provider Expedient following an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) enforcement investigation into its 2025 acquisition of e2open.

The move comes after the ACCC accepted a court-enforceable undertaking on 30 December from WiseTech and its subsidiary BluJay Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd. The agreement compels the divestiture of Expedient to an ACCC-approved buyer to maintain competition in the Australian logistics software sector.

WiseTech acquired Expedient as part of its US$1.8 billion purchase of e2open, completed in August 2025. The ACCC had not finished reviewing the deal before it was finalised.

ACCC Chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, said the regulator had flagged significant concerns during the process.

“While WiseTech informed the ACCC about the acquisition, WiseTech completed the acquisition before the ACCC could conduct its review and reach a decision, despite being aware of the significant concerns being raised,” Cass-Gottlieb said.

Competition Reduced

Expedient had previously competed with WiseTech’s core CargoWise platform across Australia and New Zealand. Following the acquisition, the ACCC launched an investigation to determine whether the transaction breached section 50 of the Competition and Consumer Act by substantially lessening competition.

The ACCC concluded that the deal effectively removed Expedient as a viable competitor.

“WiseTech already has substantial market power in the supply of logistics software,” Cass-Gottlieb said. “The acquisition removed competition between CargoWise and Expedient and significantly reduced the choice available to Australian customers.”

She added that feedback from logistics software users had expressed concern about the impact of the merger on price and service quality.

Enforceable Undertaking

Under the terms of the undertaking, BluJay must divest Expedient to a buyer approved by the ACCC, with WiseTech required to facilitate the process. The regulator said the buyer must be capable of operating Expedient as a viable, long-term competitor.

The undertaking includes compliance monitoring and was accepted under section 87B of the Act. It marks the end of the ACCC’s investigation into the matter.

The ACCC said the divestiture aims to restore competition in the sector and avoid the risks of reduced innovation and service quality.

Regulatory Context

The case highlights the transition to Australia’s new merger laws, which came into effect on 1 January 2026. Under the new regime, companies must notify the ACCC about acquisitions that meet certain thresholds and are prohibited from completing them before gaining approval from the ACCC or the Australian Competition Tribunal.

Cass-Gottlieb said the WiseTech-e2open transaction occurred before these new rules took effect and was processed under the previous informal regime.

“Prior to 1 January 2026, there was no requirement for merger parties to obtain ACCC clearance before completing an acquisition,” she said.

Going forward, the ACCC will retain powers to investigate acquisitions that do not meet notification thresholds but may still raise competition concerns.

“We can also investigate where an acquisition that is required to be notified has been completed without obtaining clearance,” Cass-Gottlieb said. “This would be in breach of the new merger laws and could expose the transaction to being automatically void.”

Industry Impact

Logistics software plays a critical role in Australia’s trade environment, with freight forwarders, customs brokers and beneficial cargo owners relying on it for imports and exports.

WiseTech is Australia’s largest supplier of cloud-based logistics software. Its CargoWise platform is used globally across the freight and logistics sector. The company is listed on the ASX under WTC.

BluJay, which was previously part of the e2open group, acquired Expedient in March 2020. E2open itself was acquired by WiseTech in August 2025, bringing Expedient under WiseTech’s control as an indirect subsidiary.

The ACCC’s full undertaking and background information will be published on the commission’s public register in due course.

Last Updated on January 5, 2026 by Nick Ross