PBM A merger between Netcare Hospitals and Benoni based hospital operaton, Lakeview Hospital, is set to go ahead after it was initially prohibited by the Competition Commission on concerns that the merger would have negative competitive...

SATopShops The latest Competition Commission updates features a list of eight complaints which were dismissed because they are made of conduct that according to the commission’s view does not contravene the Competition Act. The list of...

By: PBM The latest Competition Commission updates of key decisions on mergers and acquisitions includes approvals of transactions that involve the Hudaco/Boltworld merger, Sea Harvest Group/Viking Fishing Holdings, Robertsons Holdings/Silver, Cell C/Glocell. And there is an...

PBM The cartel that has been fixing selling prices of electric power cables in South Africa has in effect crumbled after its core organisation admitted guilt and its admission was confirmed by the Competition Tribunal. The Competition...

Ujuh Reporter The proposed merger between global crops and food production concerns with significant GM elements, Bayer Aktiengesellschaft and Monsanto Company, has been approved in South Africa by the Competition Tribunal with conditions. The conditions require the...

 Key decisions on mergers and acquisitions  1.1         RCL Foods Sugar & Milling (Pty) Ltd v Johannes Benjamin van der Merwe t/a Driehoek Voere  The Commission has approved the proposed merger, without conditions, whereby RCL Foods Sugar & Milling...

The Commission has referred to the Competition Tribunal for confirmation settlement agreements involving two more media companies involved in the media collusion case. This is after Mediamark and United Stations admitted that they engaged in prohibited...

PBM The Competition Tribunal finalised two cases by approving, according to the roll of 25 April. It approved the merger involving Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital Fund and Fledge Capital and also confirmed a settlement between the Competition Commission versus...

PBM  The latest list of transactions processed and approved by South Africa’s Competition Commission  features big names in the consumables -food and beverages- manufacturing business. These include transactions which will see Remgro International Holdings acquire Capevin Holdings which...

PBM Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi is leading the legal team that is set to defend  the Commission against Standard Bank’s appeal in the Competition Appeal Court (CAC). Standard Bank is appealing a Tribunal decision that the bank is...

Ujuh Reporter The bid by global pulp and paper giant, Mondi, to acquire KwaZulu-Natal plantation arranged as Draycott and Greytown Timber Plantations has been approved by South Africa’s Competition Commission. The Commission announced its approval of the...

PBM A steely determination to go for banks accused of manipulation in foreign exchange markets weighed in heavily to see South Africa’s Competition Commission scoop the ‘Agency of the Year in Asia- Pacific, Middle East & Africa’ award....

SATopShops Global petroleum giant, Shell, and Easigas have been forced into a remarkable relent from an anti-competitive behaviour  in South Africa via as a result of a complaint lodged with the Competition Commission by Puregas. The...

PBM Here is a list of recently finalised cases from South Africa’s Competition Commission, including key decisions on mergers and acquisitions, like the Boardriders Inc vs Billabong International Ltd case and other cases involving Pick n Pay...

PBM Four South African companies; Waco Africa (SGB Cape, Tedoc Industries, Mtsweni Corrosion Control, and Superfecta Trading; have landed in hot water with the competition authorities for allegedly masterminding a price fixing and tender collusion scheme around a R4.5...