The Competition Act - Exclusion

Legal Notice 160 of 2017

This is the latest version of this Legal Notice.
The Competition Act - Exclusion
Related documents

LAWS OF KENYA

COMPETITION ACT

THE COMPETITION ACT - EXCLUSION

LEGAL NOTICE 160 OF 2017

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXIX—No. 109 on 4 August 2017
  • Commenced on 28 July 2017
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 42 (1) of the Competition Act, 2010, the Competition Authority of Kenya excludes the proposed acquisition of 50% of the entire issued share capital of WS Atkins PLC by SNC-Lavalin Group INC from the provisions of Part IV of the Act due to the following reasons—
(a)the transaction will not affect competition negatively;
(b)the acquirer's had no turnover for the preceeding year 2015 while the target's turnover was KES 614,236,000; and
(c)the transaction is below the merger threshold required for mandatory notification as contained in the Merger Threshold Guidelines.
▲ To the top

History of this document

31 December 2022 this version
28 July 2017
Commenced