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new sa merger thresholds and filing fees effective 1 may 2026 512860a

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South Africa's Competition Commission raised merger notification thresholds and filing fees, effective May 2026. This regulatory change affects M&A activity in the country, increasing compliance costs for larger transactions. The impact is country-specific, with no direct commodity or supply chain scarcity.

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  • New merger thresholds effective 1 May 2026 in South Africa.
  • Intermediate merger lower threshold increased from R100M to R200M.
  • Large merger lower threshold increased from R190M to R280M.
  • Filing fees: intermediate R220,000, large R735,000.
  • Last threshold increase was in 2017.

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