The first private-hospital “creeping merger” prohibition in SA, upheld through appeal including in the Constitutional Court, establishing that serial small acquisitions in concentrated local markets can be blocked, and reshaping all subsequent private-hospital deal-making (Netcare, Life, Mediclinic).
Value: Not disclosed.
Advisers: per Tribunal/ConCourt record; competition counsel included leading SA firms.
Recorded by The Meridian research desk from public announcements, regulatory filings and financial press coverage. Dates and values are as publicly reported.
