Amanda Mfuphi
Partner | Johannesburg
Contact
T: +27 11 669 9431
Overview
- Amanda is an experienced competition lawyer who offers clients the benefit of his wealth of knowledge of the South African competition regulatory environment, including from his experience working as a senior analyst at the South African Competition Commission. During his time at the Competition Commission, Amanda worked on some of the most high-profile and complex transactions, including precedent-setting matters contested before the Competition Tribunal.
Amanda has
- excellent stakeholder management skills and clients and regulators find him cordial and pleasant to work with. Amanda is able to distill and explain complex concepts clearly and in a manner that is easy to understand. Importantly, he maintains focus on clients’ commercial imperatives when engaging with competition authorities.
In recognition of Amanda’s experience in competition law and stakeholder management capabilities, he was nominated as a Non-Governmental Advisor representative for the 2023/25 financial year by the South African Competition Commission to contribute alongside the Commission on working group’s work products of leading competition international bodies such as the International Competition Network, OECD Competition Working Parties Meetings and BRICS Annual Competition Conference. Through the ICN, Amanda regularly interacted with representatives from other African competition authorities and in the course of investigations conducted by the South African Competition Commission also had opportunities to engage with investigation teams from the CMA, EU, US DOJ, CADE and Russian competition authorities.
He has dealt with transactions across a broad range of sectors including: heavy industry, mining, beverages, fast moving consumer goods, shipping, information and communications technology, retail pharmaceutical, edible oils, private healthcare, banking and financial services, packaging, agriculture, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
Amanda advises on mergers and the negotiation of conditions with the competition authorities, behavioural matters, competition compliance audits, competition due diligence and competition training. He is a specialist in South African competition law and has also advised in respect of merger notifications in Botswana, COMESA, Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Botswana, COMESA, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa.
Recently Amanda has advised:
Mergers
- Vantage Data Centre on the South African competition aspects in the transaction involving AustralianSuper’s acquisition of an interest in Vantage Data Centre.
- OpenText Corporation in securing competition approval from the South African Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of British software and information technology company, Micro Focus International Plc.
- Discovery Inc. in securing competition approval from the South African Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of the business, operations, assets and liabilities constituting the WarnerMedia segment of AT&T Inc.
- Citrico Global SL in securing competition approval from the South African Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of San Miguel Fruits South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
- Alchemy Promotions Holdings Limited (Oppenheimer Partners) in securing competition approval from the South African Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of Amrod Investments (Pty) Ltd.
- Takatso Consortium in securing competition approval from the South African competition authorities in respect of its proposed acquisition of South African Airways SOC Limited.
- African Rainbow Mineral Limited in securing competition approval from the South African competition authorities in its ’s acquisition of Bokoni Mine Limited.
- Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited (RBPlat) in respect of Impala Platinum Holding Limited’s acquisition of control over RBPlat in securing competition approval from the South African competition authorities.
- Advising in respect of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Limited’s acquisition of the soft drinks business of Castel Malawi Limited and securing competition approval from COMESA Competition Commission.
Behavioural and compliance
- South African minerals resources company, Foskor in relation to the South African Competition Commission’s ongoing fresh produce market inquiry.
- Havas Media South Africa (Pty) in relation to the South African Competition Commission’s ongoing Media and Digital Platforms market inquiry.
- Dis-Chem Limited in respect of an abuse of dominance complaint against Dis-Chem for alleged price gouging in respect of Covid-19 PCR tests.
- Hill’s Pet Nutrition in respect of an abuse of dominance complaint relating to the pet nutrition segment in South Africa.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- LLB (Bachelor of Laws),University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2008.
- LLM (Master of Laws), University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2009.
- LLM (Master of Laws), University of Notre Dame, U.S.A, 2014.
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Banking and Financial Markets, University of the Witwatersrand, 2016.
Professional Memberships
- Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
INSIGHTS
Overview
- Amanda is an experienced competition lawyer who offers clients the benefit of his wealth of knowledge of the South African competition regulatory environment, including from his experience working as a senior analyst at the South African Competition Commission. During his time at the Competition Commission, Amanda worked on some of the most high-profile and complex transactions, including precedent-setting matters contested before the Competition Tribunal.
Amanda has
- excellent stakeholder management skills and clients and regulators find him cordial and pleasant to work with. Amanda is able to distill and explain complex concepts clearly and in a manner that is easy to understand. Importantly, he maintains focus on clients’ commercial imperatives when engaging with competition authorities.
In recognition of Amanda’s experience in competition law and stakeholder management capabilities, he was nominated as a Non-Governmental Advisor representative for the 2023/25 financial year by the South African Competition Commission to contribute alongside the Commission on working group’s work products of leading competition international bodies such as the International Competition Network, OECD Competition Working Parties Meetings and BRICS Annual Competition Conference. Through the ICN, Amanda regularly interacted with representatives from other African competition authorities and in the course of investigations conducted by the South African Competition Commission also had opportunities to engage with investigation teams from the CMA, EU, US DOJ, CADE and Russian competition authorities.
He has dealt with transactions across a broad range of sectors including: heavy industry, mining, beverages, fast moving consumer goods, shipping, information and communications technology, retail pharmaceutical, edible oils, private healthcare, banking and financial services, packaging, agriculture, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
Amanda advises on mergers and the negotiation of conditions with the competition authorities, behavioural matters, competition compliance audits, competition due diligence and competition training. He is a specialist in South African competition law and has also advised in respect of merger notifications in Botswana, COMESA, Kenya, Namibia and Nigeria.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: Botswana, COMESA, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa.
Recently Amanda has advised:
Mergers
- Vantage Data Centre on the South African competition aspects in the transaction involving AustralianSuper’s acquisition of an interest in Vantage Data Centre.
- OpenText Corporation in securing competition approval from the South African Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of British software and information technology company, Micro Focus International Plc.
- Discovery Inc. in securing competition approval from the South African Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of the business, operations, assets and liabilities constituting the WarnerMedia segment of AT&T Inc.
- Citrico Global SL in securing competition approval from the South African Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of San Miguel Fruits South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
- Alchemy Promotions Holdings Limited (Oppenheimer Partners) in securing competition approval from the South African Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of Amrod Investments (Pty) Ltd.
- Takatso Consortium in securing competition approval from the South African competition authorities in respect of its proposed acquisition of South African Airways SOC Limited.
- African Rainbow Mineral Limited in securing competition approval from the South African competition authorities in its ’s acquisition of Bokoni Mine Limited.
- Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited (RBPlat) in respect of Impala Platinum Holding Limited’s acquisition of control over RBPlat in securing competition approval from the South African competition authorities.
- Advising in respect of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Limited’s acquisition of the soft drinks business of Castel Malawi Limited and securing competition approval from COMESA Competition Commission.
Behavioural and compliance
- South African minerals resources company, Foskor in relation to the South African Competition Commission’s ongoing fresh produce market inquiry.
- Havas Media South Africa (Pty) in relation to the South African Competition Commission’s ongoing Media and Digital Platforms market inquiry.
- Dis-Chem Limited in respect of an abuse of dominance complaint against Dis-Chem for alleged price gouging in respect of Covid-19 PCR tests.
- Hill’s Pet Nutrition in respect of an abuse of dominance complaint relating to the pet nutrition segment in South Africa.
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