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Cases & Case Files

SPE Mid-Market Fund I Partnership (Represented by the General Partner, SPE Mid-Market Fund I General Partner (Pty) Ltd) And Absolute Pets (Pty) Ltd

Case Number

LM191Feb21

Case type

Large Merger

Subcategories

Procedural matter

Type of merger

Conglomerate

Case status

Reasons Issued

Outcome

Approved

Order date

2021-02-24

Competition Tribunal Members

Enver Daniels, Mondo Blessing Mazwai, Halton Cheadle

Industry

Financial services and Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores

Relevant market

Sanlam Group operates in the market for financial service and specialist retailer in the South African pet care industry

Sector

Wholesale and retail trade - repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Case File

Reasons Pdf

Case File 2

Order Pdf

Case File 4

Other Pdf

Case File 5

Other Pdf

Case File 6

Other Pdf

Remedy

Sections of the act

Case Name

SPE Mid-Market Fund And Absolute Pets

Appellant

Applicant

Competition Commission

Complainant

Interested Party

Intervener

Other

Primary Acquiring Firm

SPE Mid-Market Fund

Primary Target Firm

Absolute Pets (Pty) Ltd

Respondent

Secondary Acquiring Firm

Secondary Target Firm

Trade Union

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