Barnes Southern Palace Holdings (Pty) Ltd And Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Case number: LM124Aug17
Case parties: Primary Acquiring Firm: Barnes Southern Palace Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Primary Target Firm: Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Case type: Large Merger
Type of merger: Vertical
Case status: Reasons Issued
Outcome: Approved Subject to Conditions
Order date: 2018-02-19
Sector: Manufacturing
Industry: Manufacture of basic iron and steel
Relevant market: The national market for the manufacturing and supply of long steel products, wire and wire products.
Remedy: Firewalls related to information sharing between competitors
Competition Tribunal Members: Norman Manoim, Enver Daniels, Medi Mokuena