The Competition Tribunal yesterday approved Bytes Technology`s buyout of Unisys Africa.
The Competition Commission recommended the merger go ahead without conditions, as it was not likely to raise competition concerns.
Bytes, a wholly-owned Altron subsidiary, said in January it would purchase Unisys Africa from Unisys and CyberKnowledge Systems Investments, a local empowerment company, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Unisys and Bytes will enter into a five-year distributor agreement.
The commission found there was a horizontal overlap between Bytes and Unisys in the systems integration services; cheque processing; maintenance, support and upgrade services; and managed services areas.
A vertical overlap also exists where Bytes SA provides licences and maintenance services to Unisys Africa, says the commission. However, its investigation showed that, post merger, these overlaps do not pose a competitive threat.
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