Merger Alert: Slip Knot Investments 777 (Pty) Ltd And Bestinver Company South Africa (Pty) Ltd, in respect of the Rental Enterprise known as 8 Riebeek Street and the leasehold property known as Thibault Square and Pavilion

 07 November 2024

 

The following Merger Alert is for information purposes only and is not binding on the Competition Tribunal or any member of the Tribunal

 

Type of matter

Parties involved

Tribunal Decision

Large merger

Slip Knot Investments 777 (Pty) Ltd And Bestinver Company South Africa (Pty) Ltd, in respect of the Rental Enterprise known as 8 Riebeek Street and the leasehold property known as Thibault Square and Pavilion

Approved without conditions

 

 

 The Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) has unconditionally approved the proposed merger wherein Slip Knot Investments 777 (Pty) Ltd (“Slip Knot”) intends to acquire a rental enterprise known as 8 Riebeek Street and the leasehold property known as Thibault Square and Pavilion (“target properties”) from Bestinver Company South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Post-merger, the target properties will be solely owned and controlled by Slip Knot.

 

The acquiring group’s business activities are primarily focused on the development and leasing of commercial, industrial and retail investment properties, including management of the properties.

 

The target properties consist of the rental enterprise known as 8 Riebeek Street and the leasehold property known as Thibault Square and Pavilion, situated in Cape Town, in the Western Cape. The target properties comprise offices, parking bays and retail space.

 

 

 

Issued by:

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa
Cell: +27 (0) 82 410 1195
E-Mail: GillianD@comptrib.co.za
Twitter: @comptrib


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