Vodacom, Maziv merger sweetener sparks tough questions

Vodacom, Maziv merger sweetener sparks tough questions

Maziv is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Investment Ventures Holdings. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Vodacom and Maziv have today been interrogated by the Competition Appeal Court over why they had bothered to sweeten a potential merger if they were simultaneously appealing a 2024 decision by the Competition Tribunal prohibiting their multibillion-rand deal. Advocate Jerome Wilson,…

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CompCom settles key issues with Vodacom, Maziv

CompCom settles key issues with Vodacom, Maziv

Under the deal, Vodacom is looking to acquire a 30% stake in the newly-created Maziv. Vodacom has been given a boost by local competition authorities in its bid to band together with fibre network operator Maziv. This, after the Competition Commission (CompCom) today revealed it reached an agreement with the companies on revised conditions that…

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Vodacom, Maziv deal now looks likely after CompCom U-turn

Dramatic new development in Vodacom, Maziv deal

Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake of up to 40% in Vumatel parent Maziv is suddenly back on the table following a dramatic development in the case. The Competition Commission said on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with both Vodacom and Maziv, which also owns Dark Fibre Africa, that could see the deal…

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Vodacom, Maziv deal now looks likely after CompCom U-turn

Vodacom’s influence on Maziv too strong to ignore: tribunal

The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block the proposed acquisition by Vodacom of an up-to-a-40% co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv was in part influenced by the competition regulator being unconvinced of the mobile operator’s claims that it would not influence Maziv’s strategic and operational direction post-merger. At the tribunal’s marathon hearings into the matter, Vodacom…

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