Bidvest Commercial Products And A Square Forklift (Pty) Ltd; A Square Equipment (Pty) Ltd; A Square Solutions (Pty) Ltd; and Chase Technologies (Pty) Ltd (Collectively. A Square Group)

Case number: LM048Jun22
Case parties: Primary Acquiring Firm: Bidvest Commercial Products (Pty) Ltd
Primary Target Firm: A Square Forklift; A Square Equpment; A Square Solutions
Case type: Large Merger
Type of merger: Both
Case status: Reasons Issued
Outcome: Approved
Order date: 2022-08-01
Sector: Wholesale and retail trade - repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Industry: 522 - Support activities for transportation
Relevant market: Sales and rental of materials handling equipment and the associated spare parts and maintenance services
Competition Tribunal Members: Andreas Wessels, Andiswa Ndoni, Imraan Valodia