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1. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 7 October 2024

2024-10-07

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger
Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Metier Capital Growth Fund III GP (Pty) Ltd and Blinkwater Meule (Pty) Ltd
K2024135390 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd and 200 Rivonia Road (Pty) Ltd
Exemplar Retail Ltd and ERF 1824 Eerste Rivier (Pty) Ltd
SPAP V Bidco (Pty) Ltd And The Building Company (Pty) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions
Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions
Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

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twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

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From: Info Library

2. Merger Alert: Luvon Investments (Pty) Ltd and Rilarex (Pty) Ltd (in respect of its interest in the target property known as Makro Carnival)

2024-10-01

Type of matter

Large merger

Parties involved

Luvon Investments (Pty) Ltd and Rilarex (Pty) Ltd (in respect of its interest in the target property known as Makro Carnival)

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

3. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 26 September 2024

2024-09-26

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Q Link Holdings (Pty) Ltd And Nutun Transact (Pty) Ltd; Nutun Credit Health (Pty) Ltd; and Accsys (Pty) Ltd
Circlevest Securitisation (RF) (Pty) Ltd and Standshelf 183 (Pty) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

4. Merger Alert: Future Indefinite Investments 180 (Pty) Ltd And The Trustees for the time being of the Truzen 55 Trust in respect of the rental enterprise known as 140 North Reef Road

2024-09-25

Type of matter

Large Merger

Parties involved

Future Indefinite Investments 180 (Pty) Ltd And The Trustees for the time being of the Truzen 55 Trust in respect of the rental enterprise known as 140 North Reef Road

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

5. Case Alert: Outcome of matters decided by the Tribunal - 17 September 2024

2024-09-17

Type of matter

Settlement agreement
Consent Order
Settlement agreement

Parties involved

CCSA and Vita Gas (Pty) Ltd
CCSA and Global Roofing Solutions
CCSA and Victron Energy B.V.

Tribunal Decision

Confirmed as an order by the Tribunal
Confirmed as an order by the Tribunal
Confirmed as an order by the Tribunal

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

6. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 6 September 2024

2024-09-06

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Dis-Chem Distribution (Pty) Ltd And Columbia Falls Properties 7 (Pty) Ltd
Towerco Bidco (Pty) Ltd And Swiftnet Soc Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions
Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

7. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 3 September 2024

2024-09-03

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Bidvest Automotive Holdings (Pty) Ltd And the Serco Group
Lesaka Technologies (Pty) Ltd And Adumo (RF) (Pty) Ltd
MIC Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd and NPE 2 (Pty) Ltd And Tropic Plastic and Packaging Industry (Pty) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

8. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 27 August 2024

2024-08-27

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Sanlam Life Insurance Limited And Assupol Holdings Limited
K2012150042 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd And Big Box Retail Fund (Pty) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions
Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

9. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 19 August 2024

2024-08-19

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Bidvest Services Holdings (Pty) Ltd And Synerlytic Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Morecentral (Pty) Ltd And Sail Group (Pty) Ltd
Capitec Life Ltd And the Credit Life Insurance Business underwritten in the Cell Structure of Guardrisk Life Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions
Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

10. Merger Alert: African Rainbow Minerals Limited And Nkomati Joint Venture

2024-08-12

Type of matter

Large merger

Parties involved

African Rainbow Minerals Limited And Nkomati Joint Venture

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

11. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 7 August 2024

2024-08-07

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Seventy Friesland (Pty) Ltd And the business known as Irene Country Lodge and Irene Farm
DP World Logistics FZE And Cargo Services Seafreight Limited

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions
Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

12. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 2 August 2024

2024-08-02

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Liquid Cartons (Pty) Ltd And The Liquid Cartons Business Carried on by Nampak Products Ltd
Redefine Properties Ltd And Setso Property Fund (Pty) Ltd in respect of three rental enterprises and vacant land

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions
Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

13. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 26 July 2024

2024-07-26

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger
Large merger
Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Thebe SPV 022 (Pty) Ltd And Pride Milling Company (Pty) Ltd
Hollywood Racing Enterprises (Pty) Ltd And Gold Circle (Pty) Ltd
Directors Adventures Trust And Columbia Falls Properties 7 (Pty) Ltd And The ANB Trust and SMB Trust And Various Target Retail Property Firms
Vision Investments 155 (Pty) Ltd And Tongaat Hulett Ltd, in business rescue
MSC II Investments And Mertech Marine Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions
Approved with conditions
Approved with conditions
Approved with conditions
Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

14. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 3 July 2024

2024-07-03

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Bunge Global SA Ltd And Viterra Ltd
CFAO Healthcare Société Anonyme And Opella Healthcare South Africa (Pty) Ltd
The Government Employee Pension Fund represented by the Public Investment Corporation SOC Ltd (PIC) And SAHL Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions
Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

15. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 28 June 2024

2024-06-28

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Attacq Waterfall Investment Company (Pty) Ltd And an undivided share held by Att MOA 20 (Pty) Ltd in the Mall of Africa
Luvon Investments (Pty) Ltd And Vergelegen Property Investments (Pty) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions
Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

16. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 26 June 2024

2024-06-26

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Prax South Africa (Pty) Ltd And National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Ndalamo Coal (Pty) Ltd And Mbokodo Mining (Pty) Ltd
Bidshelf 93 Proprietary Limited (to be Renamed Bidvest Automotive Holdings Proprietary Limited) And Dekra Automotive Proprietary Limited

Tribunal Decision

Approved with conditions
Approved without conditions
Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

17. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 14 June 2024

2024-06-14

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Burstone Group Limited; Flanagan and Gerard Frontiers (Pty) Ltd And Investec Property (Pty) Ltd in respect of the rental enterprise known as The Neighbourhood Square
Arzatouch (Pty) Ltd And Equites Property Fund Limited

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

18. Tribunal confirms settlement agreement in plant and equipment hire cartel case

2024-06-12

Type of matter

not applicable

Parties involved

not applicable

Tribunal Decision

not applicable

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

19. Merger Alert: Outcome of mergers decided by the Tribunal - 7 June 2024

2024-06-07

Type of matter

Large merger
Large merger
Large merger
Large merger

Parties involved

Bankenveld District City And Portion 5 of The Farm Bergvallei 37 C/O University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Community Property Company (Pty) Ltd And Boitekong Mall c/o Luvon Investments (Pty) Ltd
Zikhethele Trade 4 (Pty) Ltd And Nedbank Ltd in respect of Menlyn Maine
Clientele Ltd And 1Life Insurance (RF) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions
Approved without conditions
Approved with conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library

20. Merger Alert: Grindrod Holdings (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd And Grindrod Rail Consultancy Services (Pty) Ltd

2024-06-05

Type of matter

Large merger

Parties involved

Grindrod Holdings (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd And Grindrod Rail Consultancy Services (Pty) Ltd

Tribunal Decision

Approved without conditions

Issued By

Gillian de Gouveia, Communications Manager
On behalf of the Competition Tribunal of South Africa

Tel:

27123941383

Cell:

27824101195

E-Mail:

GillianD@comptrib.co.za

X (Twitter):

twitter.com/comptrib/status/1861692486839607353

LinkedIn:

za.linkedin.com/company/competition-tribunal-of-south-africa

From: Info Library