Competition

Webber Wentzel

Webber Wentzel stands out for its strong offering across the full range of competition law matters. Practice head Daryl Dingley advises on exemption applications, compliance issues, merger control and cartel and other prohibited practice investigations, often for clients in the transport, telecoms, financial services, information technology and mining sectors. Robert Wilson has an excellent track record in assisting with market inquiries and merger control cases involving public interest considerations. Martin Versfeld is a key name for handling competition law matters within the medical industry, and Burton Phillips advises on the competition law aspects of transactional mandates. Shawn Van Der Meulen and Mark Garden also stand out for their contributions. Clare-Alice Vertue was promoted to partner in March 2023.

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Key clients

ABSA Group Ltd
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
Anglo American
Remgro Limited
Cars.co.za
Northam Platinum Holdings Limited
GovChat and its subsidiary
Akzo Nobel N.V
Heineken N.V.
JP Morgan Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of America and Commerzbank
Maersk South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Ltd
MultiChoice Group Ltd
Naspers Ltd
Woolworths
Oceana Group Ltd
PepsiCo
Raubex Group Ltd
Sea Harvest Group Ltd
Sanlam Ltd Group
Telesure Investment Holdings
Publisher Support Services
RCL Foods Limited

Work highlights

Providing ongoing assistance to Heineken the acquisition by Heineken International B.V., of a further interest in Namibia Breweries Limited and the combination (within a newly created entity) of Heineken’s current South African business and three businesses within Distell Group Holdings.
Providing ongoing assistance to Naspers in respect of the Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry initiated by the South African Competition Commission.