Isexwayiso Sokuhlanganisa: Umphumela wokuhlanganisa unqunywe yiNkantolo - 18 March 2025

I-Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) igunyaze ngokunemibandela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-Novus Holdings Ltd (“Novus”) ihlose ukuthola amasheya engeziwe e-Mustek Ltd (“Mustek”). I-Tribunal igunyaze ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo kuye ngaphansi kwezimo ezithinta ukuqashwa eziphathelene nentshisekelo yomphakathi.

I-Novus isohlwini lweJohannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”). Iqembu elithengayo (i-Novus, izinhlangano zayo ezilawulayo kanye namafemu eliwalawulayo) liqhuba ibhizinisi lokuphrinta, lokukhiqiza kanye nokupakisha. Phakathi kokunye, ingumnikazi wokushicilela okuncane okunikezwayo ikakhulukazi endaweni yezohwebo neyomthengi kanye nebhizinisi lokuphatha uchungechunge lokuhlinzeka ngabezindaba, namaphephandaba omphakathi wendawo.

I-Mustek futhi iyibhizinisi elisohlwini lwe-JSE. I-Mustek Group (i-Mustek kanye nazo zonke izinkampane ezilawulwa yiyo ngokuqondile nangokungaqondile) isebenza ngokuyinhloko emkhakheni we-Information and Communication Technology (“ICT”). Ikakhulukazi, ihlanganisa futhi isabalalise amakhompyutha omuntu siqu, imikhiqizo ye-ICT yamahhala, izinsizakalo kanye nesofthiwe. Iphothifoliyo yayo yokusabalalisa ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezidumile zamakhompiyutha aphathekayo, okokusebenza kwegeyimu, amaphrinta, amadeskithophu nezinye izingxenye zekhompuyutha ezihlobene.

IsiGungu sikugunyaze ngokungenamibandela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-ADNOC International Germany Holding AG (“ADNOC”) ihlose ukuzuza i-Covestro AG (“Covestro”). Ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa, i-ADNOC izosebenzisa ukulawula kwe-Covestro kuphela.

I-ADNOC, inkampani yaseJalimane, ilawulwa yi-Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Iqembu elithengayo (ADNOC, izinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo, amafemu alawula i-ADNOC kanye namafemu alawulwa yilezo zinkampani) yiqembu lamandla kanye namakhemikhali e-petrochemical. Isebenza ekuhloleni, ekukhiqizeni, ekucwengisiseni nasekusabalaliseni imikhiqizo efana nesibabule, uwoyela wegesi, uphethiloli wejethi nophethiloli. Iphinde ithuthukise imikhiqizo ye-petrochemical emhlabeni jikelele futhi inikeze izinsiza zokuthutha ngomkhumbi ngobuningi ukuya nokubuya eNingizimu Afrika. Endaweni, ihlinzeka ngemikhiqizo efana nesulfure, uwoyela wegesi, uphethiloli, uphethiloli wejethi, i-ammonia nama-polyolefin, ikakhulukazi i-polyethylene ne-polypropylene, ehambisana nokuhlanganisa okuhlongozwayo.

I-Covestro, inkampani yaseJalimane esohlwini lwe-Frankfurt Stock Exchange, ingumkhiqizi womhlaba wonke wamakhemikhali ayisisekelo ahlanganisa ama-polymers ancibilikisiwe asekelwe ku-polyurethane, i-polycarbonate ne-polyester. Lezi zisetshenziswa njengezinto zokufakwayo ukwenza izinto zokumboza ezinjengamapende, ama-adhesives nama-lacquers. ENingizimu Afrika, i-Covestro ihlinzeka ngamakhemikhali akhe asekelwe ku-polyurethane, i-polycarbonate kanye ne-polyester/ama-coatings ngokusebenzisa abasabalalisi abahlukene bezinkampani zangaphandle. Ayinabo noma izisebenzi eNingizimu Afrika.

IsiGungu sikugunyaze ngokombandela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-Pick n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd (“Izitolo zakwa-Pick n Pay”) ihlose ukuzuza ibhizinisi lokudayisa ukudla eliphethwe futhi eliqhutshwa yi-Plumstead Family Store (Pty) Ltd (“PnPlumstead”). Ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa, i-PnP Plumstead izolawulwa yi-Pick n Pay Retailers kuphela. I-Tribunal igunyaze ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo kuye ngaphansi kwezimo ezithinta ukuqashwa eziphathelene nentshisekelo yomphakathi.

Abadayisi bakwa-Pick n Pay bayinkampani ephethwe ngokuphelele yakwa-Pick n Pay Stores Ltd (“Pick n Pay”). Imisebenzi yayo igxile kakhulu ekuthengisweni nasekuthengisweni kwezimpahla zabathengi ezihamba ngokushesha okuhlanganisa negrosa,utshwala, izingubo zokugqoka kanye nemikhiqizo yezempilo nobuhle. U-Pick n Pay uqhuba ibhizinisi lokudayisa elinamafomethi amaningi, elineziteshi eziningi, elinazo zombili izitolo eziphethwe yizinkampani kanye nezitolo ezidayisa ngama-franchise.

I-PnP Plumstead imakwe njengeSupermarket yakwa-Pick n Pay, esebenza njengebhizinisi lakwa-Pick n Pay ngokuhambisana nokunikezwa kwabo kwezinhlobo eziningi. Isitolo sihlinzeka ngemikhiqizo ehlanganisa igrosa, izingubo zokugqoka (ngezingubo zakwa-Pick n Pay) kanye notshwala (ngotshwala bakwa-Pick n Pay) kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zemakethe yemali.

IsiGungu sikugunyaze ngokungenamibandela ukuhlanganiswa okuhlongozwayo lapho i-Education Investment Impact Fund of South Africa (Pty) Ltd (“EduFund”) ihlose ukuthola amasheya ku-: (i) Acudeo Kirkney (Pty) Ltd; (ii) Acudeo Protea Glen (Pty) Ltd; (iii) Acudeo Thornview (Pty) Ltd; (iv) I-Acudeo Crystal Park (Pty) Ltd (ebizwa ngokuthi "i-Opcos"); kanye (v) ne-Acudeo Property RF (Pty) Ltd ("Propco") evela eSikhwameni Sokutshalwa Kwezimali Kwezikole Nezemfundo eNingizimu Afrika. Ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa, i-EduFund izolawula i-Opcos kanye ne-Propco.

I-EduFund ilawulwa umphathi wesikhwama, i-Old Mutual Alternative Investments (Pty) Ltd. Isikhwama somthelela kwezemfundo, esitshala imali ezikoleni ezizimele, ezemfundo ephakeme kanye nezinkonzo zemfundo yokwengeza.

I-Opco ngayinye isungulelwe, phakathi kokunye, ukuthi ibhalise futhi isebenzise Izikole ze-ACUDEO futhi ithole izimali zesikole. I-Propco isungulelwe, phakathi kokunye, ukuthenga, ubunikazi kanye nokuthuthukisa umhlaba kanye nezakhiwo lapho izikole ze-ACUDEO zikhona.

Kukhishwe ngu:

Gillian de Gouveia, Umphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

Iseli: +27 (0) 82 410 1195

I-imeyili: GillianD@comptrib.co.za

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