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In part two of our M&A masterclass, ENS' tax specialists provide valuable insights, real-world examples, and practical strategies for seamlessly implementing M&A transactions.

Our tax masterclass continues, watch as our tax experts discuss the planning and structuring of transactions...

Daphney Willem and Lesley Morphet discuss the Competition Commission's requirements for employee share ownership plans (ESOPs) in merger cases, and how they align with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) codes.

The Fashion Law reports that a growing number of M&A deals and investment rounds are bringing together some of the biggest names in the fashion and luxury space.

Merger control and antitrust enforcement are gaining momentum across Africa. In this episode of the ABA Our Curious Amalgam Podcast, John Oxenham and Nicolas Bremer discuss recent developments...

The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal prohibit an acquisition in the healthcare services industry on the basis that it would undermine competition between hospitals when negotiating terms and conditions of service with medical aid schemes.

ENS Africa provides comprehensive legal updates spanning competition law, tax developments, environmental regulation, and digital finance across multiple African jurisdictions. From South Africa's increased merger thresholds and VAT amendments affecting insurance to Mauritius criminalizing ecocide and Rwanda implementing cross-border digital VAT, these insights reveal the evolving regulatory landscape shaping business operations throughout the continent.

The ambition of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is transformative: creating a vast single market and unlocking trillions in consumer and business spending by 2030.

The Competition Tribunal recently gave its approval to the SA leg of Nestle’s acquisition of Pfizer’s infant nutrition business.

On 24 January 2012, the Commission unconditionally approved the intermediate merger between Compass and Supercare.

On 31 January 2012, the Commission approved the acquisition by the IDC of Eerste Flambeau subject to certain conditions.

Prior to the Amendment the monetary thresholds for merger notifications for transactions in the Common Market are set at zero.

Many M&A deals in South Africa fall short because of integration drag. This is the friction that happens when a deal closes but the operations are not ready for the next level.

Chairman of Corporate/M&A, Ezra Davids, and senior associate, Ryan Kitcat, wrote the South African chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide - Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2021

On 22 October 2012 the Competition Commission (Commission) recommended that the Tribunal approve the acquisition of Xstrata Plc (Xstrata) by Glencore International Plc (Glencore), subject to employment-related conditions.

A "termination for causal events" clause is found in majority of contracts because of the fact that it is widely accepted as an industry-standard contractual provision.

The Competition Commission has released draft amendments to the Small Merger Guidelines, proposing significantly higher thresholds for small merger notifications. These changes aim to capture potentially anti-competitive acquisitions in digital and technology markets where target firms are acquired before generating substantial turnover or assets, but possess significant future growth potential.