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Trade Retail Holdco and Agrifin Holdco, Newly Incorporated Private Companies Established by BKB Ltd (BKB) and VKB Landbou (Pty) Ltd (VKB)

Case Number

LM140Oct20

Case type

Large Merger

Subcategories

Procedural matter

Type of merger

Both

Case status

Reasons Issued

Outcome

Approved Subject to Conditions

Order date

2021-05-21

Competition Tribunal Members

Andreas Wessels, Enver Daniels, Yasmin Carrim

Industry

Retail of agricultural equipment and supplies

Relevant market

Market for farming requisite stores located in Newcastle and surrounding areas, including Cedarville, Ultrecht and Volksrust in Kwa-Zulu Natal and market for farming requisite stores located in the Frankfort/Heilbron, Harrismith, and Vrede, in Free State

Sector

Wholesale and retail trade - repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Case File

Order Pdf

Case File 2

Reasons Pdf

Case File 4

Other Pdf

Case File 5

Other Pdf

Case File 6

Other Pdf

Remedy

12A(3)(e) remedy

Sections of the act

Case Name

BKB and VKB Landbou And The Trade Retail, Fuel and Financial Service Business of BKB and VKB

Appellant

Applicant

Competition Commission

Complainant

Interested Party

Intervener

Other

Primary Acquiring Firm

BKB Ltd and VKB Landbou (Pty) Ltd

Primary Target Firm

The Trade Retail, Fuel and Financial Service Business of BKB and VKB

Respondent

Secondary Acquiring Firm

Secondary Target Firm

Trade Union

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