Merger Cases

Merger Case Received by the Commission September - December 2018

PartiesCase File No. Statement of MergerDecisionDate of Decision
Rhône Capital L.L.C and MaxamCorpMER/09/36/2018SOM/30/2018
Vamara Group and Elite Global HoldingMER/09/32/2018SOM/29/2018
Tsebo Egypt Investments (Mauritius) and Compass Egypt MER/08/30/2018SOM/27/2018
Joint Venture between Orange S.A. and MTN Group LimitedMER/09/33/2018SOM/28/2018

 

Merger Case Received by the Commission June - August 2018

Parties  Case  File Number  Statement of Merger Decision  Date of Decision
INCHACAPE/RMA MER/8/29/2018 SOM/26/2018
UPL/Arysta MER/8/31/2018 SOM/25/2018
SBM/Chase Bank MER/7/28/2018 SOM/24/2018 Case Cleared
CSSAF LifeCo Holdings/AK
Life SciencesFairfax and CIG		 MER/7/27/2018 SOM/23/2018
Fairfax MER/7/25/2018 SOM/22/ 2018
TCCC/Zambian Breweries MER/6/24/2018 SOM/21/ 2018
Weir/ESCO MER/05/21/2018 SOM/20/2018
Merger Cases Received by the Commission April - June 2018
Parties Case Ref Number Statement of Merger Decision Date of Decision
Liquid Telecommunications Holdings/ CEC Liquid Telecommunication MER/05/23/2018 SOM/19/2018
 Cepar&Zebidar/BIH  MER/04/17/2018 SOM/18/2018
 Catalyst Mattress/Mammoth Foam  MER/05/22/2018  SOM/17/2018 Case Cleared
 Japan Tobacco International/National Tobacco Enterprise  MER/1/4/2018  SOM/16/2018 Case Cleared
 TUI AG/Hotelbeds Group  MER/4/19/2018  SOM/15/2018
 King CAYMAN/Thomson Reuters  MER/4/15/2018  SOM/14/2018
 Starfruit Finco B.V./Akzo Nobel SC  MER/4/18/2018  SOM/13/2018
 Sanlam Emerging Markets (Ireland) limited/Saham S.A.  MER/4/16/2018  SOM/12/2018 Case Cleared
GRIT Real Estate Income Group Limited/Beachcomber Hospitality Investment Limited MER/2/12/2018 SOM/11/2018  Case Cleared

Merger Cases Received by the Commission Jan- Mar 2018
Parties Case Ref Number Statement of Merger Decision Date of Decision
 Raya/Castel Group(B.I.H.)  MER/2/9/2018 SOM/10/ 2018
Elf Aquitaine SAS/Marathon Oil Libya Limited    MER/02/11/2018  SOM/9/2018 Case Cleared
Copperbelt Energy Corporation/ Zambian Transmission MER/02/10/2018  SOM/8/2018  Decision/11/2018  18/03/2018
 Business Venture/Waco International  MER/01/06/2018   SOM/7/2018  Case Cleared
Vivo Energy/ENGEN MER/01/03/2018 SOM/6/2018 Decision/14/2018 05/07/2018
 Airtel Rwanda Limited/Tigo Rwanda Limited  MER/01/07/2018  SOM/5/2018  Case cleared  17/03/2018
 Total S.A./Engie S.A  MER/02/08/2018  SOM/4/2018 Decision/12/2018  18/03/2018
KKR & Co. L.P.; Unilever N.V. and Unilever PLC MER/01/05/2018 SOM/3/2018  Decision/8/2018  17/03/2018
New Limpopo Bridge Projects Limited and Grindrod Mauritius CCC/MER/01/02/2018 SOM/2/2018  Decision/10/2018  18/03/2018


Merger Cases Received by the Commission October 2017 - December 2017

 Case  File Number  Statement of Merger Download Decision  Date of Decision
 Mitsui & Co. Ltd/ETC Group (Mauritius) Limited  MER/01/01/2018  SOM/01/2018  Decision/9/2018  17/03/2018
 TOTAL S.A/ Eren Renewable Energy  MER/11/29/2017  SOM/30/2017  Decision/2/2018  29/01/2018
 United Technologies Corporation/Rockwell Collins  MER/10/25/2017  SOM/29/2017  Decision/7/2018  17/03/2018
 Distell/KWA Holdings E.A  MER/10/28/2017  SOM/28/2017  Decision/4/2018  30/01/2018
 Remgro/Capevin MER/9/23/2017 SOM/27/2017  Decision/3/2018  29/01/2018
Delta Corporation Limited/National Breweries Plc/Malawi Traditional Beverages Limited  MER/10/27/2017 SOM/26/2017  Case Cleared
 Total S.A/Maersk Olie og Gas A/S  MER/9/24/2017  SOM/25/2017  Decision/01/2018  29/01/2018
 Rubis/Galana/ Progal Petroleum  MER/10/26/2017  SOM/24/2017  Decision/5/2018

Decision/13/2018

  30/01/2018

18/03/2018

Merger Cases Received by the Commission April 2017 - September 2017

 Case File Number  Download Statement of Merger Download Decisions Date of Decision
 MyBucks/New Finance Bank  MER/8/22/6/2017  SOM/23/2017  Decision/18/2017  01/10/2017
Safran /Zodiac Aerospace S.A. MER/7/21/2017 SOM/22/2017  Decision/17/2017  01/10/2017
 Deer & Company/Wirtgen  Holding  MER/6/18/2017  SOM/21/2017  Decision/16/2017  01/10/2017
 Building Supply Group/ Steinhoff Doors and Building Materials  MER/5/15/2017  SOM/20/2017  Decision/6/2018  30/01/2018
Afcarme/ First Merchant Bank Capital Holdings  MER/6/20/2017  SOM/19/2017  Decision/13/2017  30/09/2017
Sanlam Emerging Markets/Lion Assurance Company MER/6/17/2017  SOM/18/2017  Case Cleared
 Isuzu Trucks South Africa/General Motors South Africa MER/6/19/2017  SOM/17/2017  Decision/15/2017  30/09/2017
 Sadolin Group / Kansai Plascon East Africa MER/5/14/2017  SOM/16/2017 Decision/11/2017  18/09/2017
 CDC Group Plc/Trois Moulins  MER/5/13/2017  SOM/15/2017  Case Cleared
HNA Holding Group Company/ CWT Limited  MER/5/12/2017  SOM/14/2017  Decision/9/2017  23/06/2017
 The Coco-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa MER/5/11/2017 SOM/13/2017  Decision/14/2017  30/09/2017

 

Merger Cases Received by the Commission January 2017 - April 2017
 Case File Number  Download Statement of Merger  Download Decisions  Date of Decision
 Barclays/Attijariwafa MER/3/6/2017 SOM/12/2017  Decision 12/2017  30/09/2017
 Isuzu Motors Limited/General Motors East Africa  MER/3/8/2017   SOM/11/2017  Decision/6/2017  22/06/2017
 Diamond (BC) B.V/ Diversey Care Division and the Food Hygiene and Cleaning Business of Sealed Air Corporation  MER/4/10/2017  SOM/10/2017  Case Cleared
 ETG Input Holdings/ Government Employees Pension Fund of South Africa  MER/4/9/2017  SOM/9/2017

Notice of Phase 2 Review

  Decision/10/2017  19/9/2017
Surgipharm/Imperial  MER/3/7/2017  SOM/8/2017  Case Cleared
 Arise B.V./DFCU Limited/Zanaco  MER/2/3/2017  SOM/7/2017  Decision/7/2017  23/06/2017
 Bayer/Monsanto  MER/2/4/2017  SOM/6/2017  Decision/8/2017  23/06/2017
 Vivo Energy Holding B.V/ Vitol Africa B.V  MER/2/2/2017  SOM/5/2017  Case Cleared
 Wendel SE/Tsebo Holdings Proprietary Limited   MER/11/29/2016  SOM/4/2017
  Decision/3/2017  16/03/2017
Merger Cases Received by the Commission October 2016 - December 2016
 Case File Number  Download Statement of Merger  Download Decisions  Date of Decision
CMC/Connectivity MER/12/33/2016 SOM/2/2017  Decision/2/2017  16/03/2017
B.I.H Brasseries Internationales Holdings Ltd/Carlsberg Malawi Ltd  MER/12/32/2016  SOM/3/2017  Decision/4/2017  11/04/2017
  De Ollies/ Fides   MER/10/25/2016  SOM/1/2017 Decision/1/2017  15/03/2017
 National Bank of Abu Dhabi/First Gulf Bank  MER/09/23/2016   SOM/28/2016  Case Cleared

 

Merger Cases Received by the Commission April 2016 - September 2016
 Case File Number  Download Statement of Merger  Download Decisions  Date of Decision
Kuramo/Trans-Century MER/10/26/2016  SOM/27/2016  Case Cleared
AMI/Bchange/Manica MER/09/24/2016  SOM/26/2016  Decision/5/2017  22/06/2017
HNA Aviation/Servair MER/09/22/2016r  SOM/25/2016 Decision/21/2016  23/11/2016
Delta International Mauritius Limited/ Lusaka Cosmopolitan MER/06/15/2016  SOM/24/2016 Decision/22/2016  23/11/2016
SOM/24/1/2016
Hapag-Lloyd AG/United Arab Shipping Company MER/08/20/2016 SOM/23/2016 Decision/20/2016  22/11/2016
Syngenta AG/China National Agrochemical Corporation MER/08/19/2016 SOM/22/2016  Decision/17/2016  30/9/2016
Rosewild Trade and Invest Pty Ltd/Chlor-Alkali Holdings Proprietary Limited MER/06/14/2016  SOM/21/2016  Decision/14/2016  28/9/2016
Zambeef/RFI/Zam Chick/Zamhatch/CDC MER/04/08/2016 SOM/20/2016  Case cleared
CDC Africa Cement Limited/ARM Cement Limited MER/06/12/2016 SOM/19/2016  Decision/13/2016  28/9/2016
Total Outre-mer/ Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation MER/07/17/2016 SOM/18/2016  Decision/19/2016  22/11/2016
MGH International Holdings (Mauritius)/ St.Vincent Investments Proprietary Limited MER/07/16/2016 SOM/17/2016  Case cleared
Network International LLC/Emerging Markets Payment Holdings MER/06/18/2016 SOM/16/2016  Decision/16/2016  30/9/2016
Silverlands/Crooke Brothers MER/05/10/2016  SOM/15/2016   Case cleared
British American Tobacco Middle East/ Blue Nile Cigarette Company MER/01/01/2016 SOM/14/1/2016 (Phase 1) & SOM/14/2/2016 (Phase 2)  Decision/15/2016  29/9/2016
Reunert/ Metal Fabricators Zambia MER/05/11/2016 SOM/13/1/2016 (Phase 1) & SOM/13/2/2016 (Phase 2)  Decision/18/2016  22/11/2016
Dow Chemical/E.I. du Pont MER/06/13/2016  SOM/12/2016  Decision/12/2016  28/9/2016
CDC/ I&M MER/05/09/2016  SOM/11/2016 Decision/11/2016 24/06/2016
MyBucks/Opportunity MER/01/02/2016 SOM/10/2016 Decision/10/2016 23/06/2016
EQT Services/Kuoni MER/04/07/2016  SOM/9/2016  Decision/9/2016 23/06/2016

Merger Cases Received by the Commission October 2015-March 2016

Case File Number Download Statement of Merger Download Decisions Date of Decision
 Orange/Oasis/Mobile Cash MER/03/06/2016 SOM/8/2016 Decision/8/2016 23/06/2016
Atlas Mara/BPR MER/12/18/2015 SOM/7/2016 Decision/7/2016 23/06/2016
Prudential Africa/Professional life MER/01/04/2016 SOM/6/2016 Case Cleared
Pirelli/China National Tire MER/12/22/2015 SOM/5/2016 Decision/6/2016 7/3/2016
DSV/UTi MER/12/23/2015 SOM/4/2016 Decision/5/2016 7/3/2016
Lake Oil/Petronas Marketing MER/12/19/2015 SOM/3/2016 Decision/4/2016 8/3/2016
  Atlas Mara/Finance Bank MER/12/24/2015 SOM/2/2016 Decision/3/2016 8/3/2016
  Yara/Greenbelt MER/11/17//2015 SOM/1/2016 Decision/2/2016 8/3/2016
 Exor/PartnerRE MER/10/16/2015 SOM/16/2015 Decision/1/2016 7/3/2016

Merger Cases Received by the Commission June-August 2015

  Phase One Cases Case File Number  Download Statement of Merger
 Status Date of Clearance
First Assurance MER/08/12/2015 SOM/14/2015  Case cleared  11/09/2015
Equity/Procredit MER/07/10/2015 SOM/12/2015  Case cleared  11/09/2015
Phase Two Cases  Case File Number  Download Statement of Merger Download Decisions  Date of Decision
 OMAIH and AFM/AIIF  MER/11/07/2015  SOM/15/2015  Decision/13/ 2015  19/11/2015
 SANLAM/Masawara MER/07/09/2015  SOM/11/2015  Decision/12/ 2015  19/11/2015
 Traxys/Metmar MER/06/08/2015 SOM/13/2015 Decision/11/2015  27/10/2015

 

 

Merger Cases Received by the Commission March/April 2015

Case File Number  Download Statement of Merger
 Download Decisions Date of Decision
Ethos/Nampak MER/03/01/2015 SOM/8/2015  Decision/10/2015  29/07/2015
Steinhoff/Pepkor MER/03/02/2015 SOM/7/2015 Decision/9/2015  29/07/2015
Holtzbrinck PG/ Springer Science MER/04/06/2015 SOM/6/2015 Decision/8/2015  29/07/2015
Eaton Towers/ Kenya, Malawi, Uganda Towers MER/04/05/2015 SOM/5/2015 Decision/7/2015 29/07/2015
Coca-Cola BAL/ Coca-Cola SABCO MER/04/07/2015 SOM/4/2015 Decision/6/2015 29/07/2015

 

 Phase One Cases Case File Number  Download Statement of Merger  Status Date of Clearance
 Gateway /Pan Africa MER/12/44/2014 SOM/3/2015 Case Cleared  5/05/2015
Old Mutual/ UAP MER/03/04/2015 SOM/2/2015 Case Cleared  5/05/2015
Zamanita / Cargill MER/03/03/2015 SOM/1//2015   Case Cleared  5/05/2015

Decision of the 15th Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2015)

Case File Number   Download Decisions Date of Decision
       
Platform / Arysta Life Science MER/11/41/2014 Decision/5/2015 11/03/2015
 
Telkom SA SOC/ Business Connexion MER/9/25/2014   Decision/4/2015 11/03/2015

 

Decisions of the 14th Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2015)

Case File Number   Download Decisions Date of Decision
       
Chlor-Arkali/ Khumo Bathong MER/9/34/2014 Decision/3/2015 10/03/2015
 
 ImproChem / Clariant MER/9/32/2014 Decision/2/2015 10/03/2015
 
Cannon / Metropolitan MER/9/30/2014 Decision/1/2015 10/03/2015

Decisions of the 13th Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2014)

 

Case File Number   Download Decisions Date of Decision
 ADC AG / ATMA Co-Nvest MER/6/20/2014 Decision/22/2014 19/11/2014
Grohe Luxembourg/ Main Street 1254 MER/8/27/2014 Decision/21/2014 19/11/2014

Decision of the 12th Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2014)

Case File Number Download Decisions Date of Decision
Robert Bosch GmbH/ of Hytec MER/8/29/2014 Decision/20/2014 18/11/2014
Holcim / Lafarge MER/6/20/2014 Decision/19/2014 18/11/2014

Decision of the 10th and 11th Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2014)

 PumaEnergy.Chevron Swaziland  MER/6/18/2014  Decision/18/2014  7/8/2014
Baker Hughes/Weatherford  MER/514/2014  Decision/17/ 2014  7/8/2014
 L1E/GmbH/RWE  MER/4/13/2014  Decision/16/ 2014  7/8/2014
 Africell/Orange  MER/6/19/2014  Decision/15/2014  7/8/2014
 Torre/Control IGL0  MER/515/2014  Decision/14/2014  7/8/2014

Decisions of the 8th and 9th Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2014)

 Case File Numbe    Download Decisions  Date of Decision
   
       
 Zoomlion/M-Tec  MER/309/2014  Decision/13/2014  20/5/2014
 CSSAF/Lift Logistic  MER/ 410 /2014  Decision/12/2014  20/5/2014
 MTN/Millcom MER/216/2014  Decision/11/2014  20/5/2014
 Continental Aktiengesellschaft and Veyance  MER/ 411 /2014  Decision/10/2014  19/5/2014
 Sandvik/Varel  MER/208/2014  Decision/9/2014  19/5/2014
 Kone Kenya/Maryatt & Scott  MER/103/2014  Decision/8/2014  19/5/2014

 

Decisions of the 6th and 7th Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2014)

Case File Number Statement of Merger Download Decisions Date of Decision
Al Futtaim/CMC MER/204/2014 Decision7//2014 20/3/2014
 Aercap/ILFC MER/101/2014 Decision/6/2014 20/3/2014
 Yara/OFD MER/102/2014 Decision/5/2014 203/2014
 Feex Supaswift MER/1121/2013 Decision/4/2014 19/3/2014
CFR/Adcock MER/1223/2013 SOM/3/2014 Decision/3/2014 193/2014
Torree/Tractor and Grader MER/1016/3/2013 Decision2/2014 193/2014
AGRI Group/ AFGRI MER/1224/2013 SOM/2/2014 Decision/1/2014 19/3/2014

Decisions of the 4th and 5th Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2013)

 Case File Number  Statement of Merger  Download Decision  Date of Decision
 ENRC/ERG  MER/9014/2013 SOM/8/2015  Decision 10/2013  18/12/2013
 Total/Chevron  MER/1012/2013 SOM/10/2015  Decision/9/2013  18/12/2013
 RGA/ IS MENA  MER/1017/2013 SOM/9/2015  Decision/8/2013  18/12/2013
 OMAH/ Provident  MER/9007/2013 SOM/7/2015  Decision/7/2013  17/12/2013

 

Decisions of the 2nd and 3rd Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2013)

 
 Old Mutual / Oceanic MER/9007/2013  SOM/6//2015  Decision/6/2013  17/12//2013
 PPC Int/ CIMERWA MER/8002/3/2013  SOM/5/ 2013  Decision/4/2013  8/10/2013
 Cooper Tire / Apollo  MER/7011/2013  SOM/4//2013  Decision/5/2013  17/12/2013
Total Egypt /Shell Egypt  MER/7009/2013  SOM/3/2013  Decision/3/2013  8/10/2013

Decisions of the 1st Meeting of the Committee of Initial Determination (2013)

 Case  File Number  Statement of Merger Download Decision  Date of Decision
 Cipla / Cipla Medpro MER/5004/2013  SOM/2/2013  Decision/2/2013  22/7/2013
 Koninklijke Philips /Funai MER/303/2013  SOM/1/2013   Decision/1/2013  22/7/2013