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The Tribunal has approved the transaction subject to a condition involving the promotion of a greater spread of ownership... Continue reading
The Tribunal’s order means that the scope of the Commission’s referral, which is already before the Tribunal, will be extended to include a complaint of price fixing in addition to the existing complaint of alleged market division by allocating customers for the manufacturing and supply of bricks, pavers and blocks, in contravention of the Competition Act... Continue reading
The Competition Tribunal has approved three intermediate mergers involving Rebel Packaging (Pty) Ltd ... Continue reading
The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved the proposed merger whereby Greenstreet 1 (Pty) Ltd intends to increase its shareholding in Kouga Wind Farm (RF) (Pty) Ltd. Continue reading
The Tribunal has approved the proposed merger whereby Collins Property Group Ltd intends to acquire an interest in Collins Property Projects (Pty) Ltd, subject to an ownership commitment relating to historically disadvantaged persons (“HDPs”)... Continue reading
The Tribunal heard evidence over 10 days from factual and economic expert witnesses, including evidence on the Commission’s market testing report on the proposed divestiture. Upon consideration of all the evidence presented to it, the Tribunal has prohibited the proposed transaction... Continue reading
MTN and Rain are competitors and customers of the merging parties, with Rain also being a supplier. Both applied to the Tribunal for participation rights in the pending merger proceedings and a hearing in this regard was held on 10 November 2023. During the hearing, the Tribunal heard and subsequently considered submissions by MTN, Rain and the merging parties... Continue reading
In terms of the settlement agreement, SCB admits that it engaged in the prohibited practices described below (see background), which contravene section 4(1)(b)(i) and (ii) of the Competition Act (“the Act”) i.e. price fixing and dividing markets. Continue reading
The Tribunal has unconditionally approved the proposed merger wherein Pharmacare Limited t/a Aspen Pharmacare intends to acquire the promotion, sales and distribution rights relating to various pharmaceutical products supplied in South Africa by Eli Lilly SA (Pty) Ltd (“Lilly SA”) ... Continue reading
The Competition Tribunal has unconditionally approved the proposed large merger whereby Super Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd intends to acquire shares in Right Side Up (Pty) Ltd. Continue reading
The Tribunal has unconditionally approved the proposed large merger in terms of which Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited intends to acquire the aviation fuel supply assets of BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd... Continue reading
The Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) has today, 11 October 2023, issued an order prohibiting the intermediate merger involving the sale of Sasol South Africa Limited’s (“Sasol”) sodium cyanide business to a Czech Republic-based producer of sodium cyanide, Draslovka Holding A.S., through its local subsidiary, Draslovka (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (“Draslovka”). Continue reading
The Tribunal has approved the proposed large merger wherein Capitalworks Continental Holdings Partnership intends to acquire an interest in Continental Compounders (Pty) Ltd and Continental Engineering Compounds (Pty) Ltd. The Tribunal has approved the transaction with conditions relating to the merged entity establishing an employee share ownership scheme... Continue reading
The Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) has confirmed, as an order, a settlement agreement in terms of which the fast-moving consumer goods firm, Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Unilever”) agrees, among others, to pay a R16 million administrative penalty (“the penalty”). Continue reading
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