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Cases & Case Files

Pharmacare Ltd T/A Aspen Pharmacare (Aspen) And Eli Lilly (S.A) (Pty) Ltd

Case Number

LM086Sep23

Case type

Large Merger

Subcategories

Procedural matter

Type of merger

Horizontal

Case status

Reasons Issued

Outcome

Approved

Order date

10-11-2023

Competition Tribunal Members

Andreas Wessels, Geoff Budlender, Thando Vilakazi

Industry

Other human health activities

Relevant market

The national market for the provision of pharmaceutical products classified under ATC3 category N06A (antidepressants). The national market for the provision of pharmaceutical products classified under ATC3 category L01B (antimetabolites).

Sector

Human health and social work activities

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

Pharmacare And Eli Lilly

Appellant

Applicant

Competition Commission

Complainant

Interested Party

Intervener

Other

Primary Acquiring Firm

Pharmacare Ltd t/a Aspen Pharmacare (Aspen)

Primary Target Firm

Eli Lilly (S.A) (Pty) Ltd

Respondent

Secondary Acquiring Firm

Secondary Target Firm

Trade Union

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