CCP Allows IGI Investments to Acquire Stake in Akzo Nobel Pakistan

For context, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved IGI Investments (Private) Limited's acquisition of a stake in Akzo Nobel Pakistan Limited from ICI Omicron B.V.

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• The Commission therefore determined that the acquisition would not create or strengthen a dominant position and approved the transaction under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2010.
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• IGI Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of IGI Holdings Limited, is the investment arm of the IGI Group and manages investments in equity and debt securities.

Akzo Nobel Pakistan manufactures and sells coatings in Pakistan, including decorative paints and industrial coatings.

For its competition assessment, the CCP treated decorative coatings and industrial coatings as separate relevant product markets, with Pakistan as the geographic market.

For context, the Commission discovered that the proposed acquisition would not create any horizontal overlap or vertical relationship between the parties in these markets. Consequently, the transaction is not projected to rise market share or market concentration.

Meanwhile, the CCP remarked the relevant markets remain fragmented and concluded that the agreement is unlikely to create significant barriers for new entrants, strengthen the market power of the parties, restrict competitors or substantially reduce competition.

Meanwhile, the Commission therefore determined that the acquisition would not create or strengthen a dominant position and approved the transaction under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2010.

For context, the CCP observed, even so, that certain ancillary restrictions included in the transaction agreement may require a separate exemption under Section 5 of the Competition Act and the Competition Commission (Exemption) Regulations, 2020.

In practice, the Commission remarked its merger review framework seeks to facilitate investment and business activity while maintaining competition and protecting consumer interests. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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