K2021544474 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd v Kwatani Global (Pty) Ltd (LM052Aug21) [2021] ZACT 74 (14 October 2021)
Court
Competition Tribunal
Case number
LM052Aug21
Judges
Andreas Wessels, Enver Daniels, Thando Vilakazi
The Competition Tribunal conditionally approved Sandvik SRP’s acquisition of Kwatani Global, finding no substantial competition concerns but imposing a BEE shareholding condition.
Unitrans Automotive Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Cedar Isle Auto (Pty) Ltd (LM147Jan20) [2020] ZACT 19 (29 April 2020)
Court
Competition Tribunal
Case number
LM147Jan20
Judges
E Daniels, A Wessels, I Valodia
The Competition Tribunal unconditionally approved Unitrans’ acquisition of Cedar Isle Auto, finding low combined market shares and no adverse public-interest effects.
Ethos Private Equity Fund VI v TP Hentiq 6128 (Pty) Ltd (019935) [2015] ZACT 8 (20 January 2015)
Court
Competition Tribunal
Case number
019935
Judges
Yasmin Carrim, Andiswa Ndoni, Medi Mokuena
The Tribunal found that the relevant markets for non-OEM automotive aftermarket parts were fragmented, with many competitors and no significant market power held by the merging parties. The overlap between the parties was further reduced by a recent transaction involving TiAuto. The Tribunal agreed with the merging parties that imposing a BEE-related undertaking was not justified, as none of the statutory factors under section 12A(3)(c) were present. The merger did not raise public interest concerns and was unlikely to substantially prevent or lessen competition. Accordingly, the merger was a…