Media 24 Limited and Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd and the Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd

Case number: LM109Mar11

Case parties:

Primary Acquiring Firm: Media24 Limited Primary Acquiring Firm: Paarl Coldset Limited Primary Target Firm: Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd

Case type: Large Merger
Case status: Reasons Issued
Outcome: Approved Subject to Conditions
Order date: 2012-05-14
Sector: Information and communication
Industry: media
Relevant market: Cold-set printing (KZN) and publishing of paid-for and free/community newspapers (KZN and NE Cape) further narrowed in terms of LSM and language groups and distribution days (low/middle LSM vs middle/upper LSM; English vs Afrikaans vs Zulu vs Xhosa; and Daily vs weekly vs Weekend).
Remedy: 12A(3)(c) ability of small businesses to become competitive
Competition Tribunal Members: Norman Manoim, Andreas Wessels, Merle Holden

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