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Cases & Case Files

Media 24 Limited and Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd and the Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd

Case Number

LM109Mar11

Case type

Large Merger

Subcategories

Procedural matter

Type of merger

Case status

Reasons Issued

Outcome

Approved Subject to Conditions

Order date

14-05-2012

Competition Tribunal Members

Norman Manoim, Andreas Wessels, Merle Holden

Industry

media

Relevant market

Cold-set printing (KZN) and publishing of paid-for and free/community newspapers (KZN and NE Cape) further narrowed in terms of LSM and language groups and distribution days (low/middle LSM vs middle/upper LSM; English vs Afrikaans vs Zulu vs Xhosa; and Daily vs weekly vs Weekend).

Sector

Information and communication

Case File

Reasons Pdf

Case File 2

Other Pdf

Case File 3

Other Pdf

Case File 4

Other Pdf

Case File 5

Other Pdf

Case File 6

Other Pdf

Remedy

12A(3)(c) ability of small businesses to become competitive

Sections of the act

Case Name

Media 24 Natal Witness

Appellant

Applicant

Competition Commission

Complainant

Interested Party

Intervener

Other

Primary Acquiring Firm

Media24 Limited, Paarl Coldset Limited

Primary Target Firm

Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd

Respondent

Secondary Acquiring Firm

Secondary Target Firm

Trade Union

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