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Tribunal approves acquisition of NFT’s entire issued share capital by Bidvest Services

Posted 24 January 2020

In this transaction, Bidvest Services Holdings (Pty) Ltd (“Bidvest Services”) is acquiring the entire issued share capital of New Frontiers Tours (Pty) Ltd (“NFT”). Post-transaction, Bidvest Services will have sole control of NFT. Continue reading

Outcome of Tribunal cases - 16 January 2020

Posted 16 January 2020

Potato seed growers granted access to Mondial seed potato varietal, Wesgrow customers no longer restricted from saving seed; RCS credit lender acquires portion of Edcon book debt; SKG Towers acquires Somnipoint property in Pretoria CBD; Barnes Group Holdings acquires Group Five shares in Barnes Reinforcing; Tribunal approves merger in market for manufacture and supply of masterbatches; and Agile Capital Four acquires Averge Technologies and K2019302693 (SA) Continue reading

Tribunal dismisses “Parliament travel tender collusion case” against Tourvest Holdings, Trigon Travel

Posted 16 January 2020

The Tribunal has dismissed a price fixing and collusive tendering case -- involving a government tender to supply certain administrative and management services in respect of domestic airplane flight tickets and accommodation for members of Parliament – against Tourvest Holdings (Pty) Ltd (“Tourvest”) and Trigon Travel (Pty) Ltd (“Trigon”). Continue reading

Potato seed growers granted access to Mondial seed potato varietal, Wesgrow customers no longer restricted from saving seed

Posted 15 January 2020

Potato seed growers in South Africa will now have ongoing access to the Mondial seed potato varietal, after the Tribunal today approved a settlement agreement between a Netherlands-based seed potato breeder, its exclusive South African distributor and the Competition Commission. Continue reading

Tribunal approves RCS credit lender’s acquisition of Edcon book debt

Posted 15 January 2020

The Tribunal has approved two large merger transactions through which RCS Cards (Pty) Ltd – an unsecured credit lending provider – will acquire a portion of Edcon Limited’s book debt owned by Edcon (first transaction) and book debt owned by ABSA Bank Limited (second transaction). Continue reading

Tribunal dismisses case of alleged e-toll levy price fixing against furniture removal companies

Posted 09 January 2020

The case stems from a 2017 Commission investigation into allegations of price fixing in relation to the e-toll levy imposed on customers transporting goods on Gauteng highways. Continue reading

Outcome of cases heard by the Tribunal - 12 December 2019

Posted 12 December 2019

Merger approved in market for provision of rentable light industrial property; Tribunal approves Comair/Star Air merger; Brimstone acquires sole control of Firefly; Merger conditionally approved in vehicle leasing, fleet management services market; and Merger approved in market for provision of rental space in hospital property in Cape Town and surrounds Continue reading

Tribunal dismisses cement industry cartel case against NPC

Posted 05 December 2019

A decade after the Competition Commission launched its investigation into a cement cartel, the matter has now been finalised with the Competition Tribunal dismissing a case of indirect price fixing and market division against Natal Portland Cement Cimpor (Pty) Ltd (NPC). Continue reading

Outcome of cases heard by the Tribunal - 4 December 2019

Posted 04 December 2019

Tribunal approves settlement between Commission and fabrics company accused of minimum resale price maintenance; Agri companies admit to technical contravention of consent order resulting from sunflower seed transaction; and Tribunal approves merger giving Exxaro sole control over Cennergi JV Continue reading

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Type	Case #	Parties	Date	Press Release
Large Merger	LM128Nov19	Bidvest Services Holdings And New Frontiers Tours	2020-01-23	Download
Large Merger	LM120Oct19	Ferro SA And Perfomance Colour Systems	2020-01-16	Download
Large Merger	LM123Oct19	Barnes Group Holdings And Barnes Reinforcing	2020-01-16	Download
Large Merger	LM133Nov19	Agile Capital Four And Averge Technologies	2020-01-16	Download
Large Merger	LM126Oct19	SKG Towers And Portion 1 of ERF 2909 Pretoria	2020-01-16	Download
Complaint Referral from Commission	CR209Feb17	CC And Tourvest Holdings and Trigon Travel	2020-01-16	Download
Large Merger	LM129Nov19	RCS Cards And Edcon	2020-01-16	Download
Settlement Agreement	CR249Mar17/SA130Nov19	CC And Wesgrow Potatoes And HZPC Holland	2020-01-16	Download
Large Merger	LM131Nov19	RCS Cards And ABSA Bank	2020-01-16	Download
Complaint Referral from Commission	CR164Sep17	CC And Stuttaford Van Lines and 11 Others (E-toll Levy)	2020-01-09	Download
Large Merger	LM084Aug19	Comair And Star Air Cargo	2019-12-12	Download
Large Merger	LM097Sep19	Bidvest Bank And Eqstra Invest	2019-12-12	Download
Large Merger	LM124Oct19	Emerging African And Lisaline Invest	2019-12-12	Download
Large Merger	LM138Nov19	Growthpoint Healthcare And K2019084863 (SA)	2019-12-12	Download
Large Merger	LM137Nov19	Brimstone Invest Corp And Firefly Invest 306	2019-12-12	Download
Complaint Referral from Commission	CR206Feb15	CC NPC and Three Others	2019-12-05	Download
Large Merger	LM125Oct19	Exxaro Resources And Cennergi	2019-12-04	Download
Settlement Agreement	CR326Mar18/SA090Aug19	CC And Stuart Graham Fabrics	2019-12-04	Download
Settlement Agreement	CR084Dec06/SA101Sep19	CC And Senwes - Sec 58	2019-12-04	Download
Settlement Agreement	CR084Dec06/SA102Sep19	CC And Senwes - Sec 49	2019-12-04	Download
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