( November 3, 2016, 12:25 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Africa’s Competition Commission has given six mergers preliminary approval without conditions. These recommendations will now be passed to the Competition Tribunal for final decisions. ResHub is looking to purchase HPF, a real-estate investment trust, from Southern Sun Hotels. Global asset-manager RBA intends to acquire Tata Steel Kwazulu-Natal, which is under liquidation. Property-portfolio company Fortress is purchasing Lodestone. Newly formed Bidco is looking to buy Unicorp, a South African manufacturer and distributor of food-preparation and storage equipment. Unitrans Automotive has applied to acquire the Koos Nel Group, which operates three motor-vehicle dealerships in South Africa’s Limpopo Province. Capital Propfund plans to buy Witfontein, vacant land to be developed into light industrial property.The full text of the statement is below:...
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