Getty ImagesSA's highest competition authority has finally approved Dutch brewer Heineken's R40 billion tie-up with JSE-listed liquor group Distell nearly a year-and-a-half after the deal was first officially announced.
The conditions imposed by the body would be made available on the Competition Tribunal's website in due course, it said, adding they aligned"broadly" with those proposed by the Competition Commission when it gave approval in November.Heineken can buy Distell - but must sell Strongbow among many conditions, says competition body
Heineken CEO and executive board chairperson Dolf van den Brink said the group was"delighted the Competition Tribunal has approved the deal".
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