By: Michael-James Currie & Camilla Johnson (African Antitrust)
Antitrust enforcement is on the rise across Africa. Many jurisdictions are developing competition authorities and endorsing legislation with the intention of controlling cartel conduct, abuse of dominance and anti-competitive mergers.
In February 2019, Nigeria developed their first competition law regime through the enactment of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (“FCCPA”), which largely mirrors the South African Competition Act. This legislation was welcomed by market players and consumers, as Nigeria, being the number one oil exporter in the continent, is a key regional player in West Africa.
Prior to the FCCPA, there was no dedicated merger control legislation regulating transactions between non-Nigerian entities that affected the control of a Nigerian business. Section 2(3)(d) of the FCCPA specifically extends the Act’s application to any conduct outside the country by any person through the acquisition of assets resulting in the change of control of a business, or part of a business or any asset of a business, in Nigeria. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“FCCPC”) went a step further in their merger control regime by issuing the Guidelines on the Simplified Process for Foreign-to-Foreign Mergers with a Nigerian Component (“the Guidelines”). They are the first of their kind in Africa…
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