Joyce has advised:

Merger Control:

• Hollard International in respect of the merger notification to the Fair Competition Commission, Tanzania and COMESA Competition Commission in respect of its acquisition of minority control of Hennos Holdings Limited, the APA Group’s holding company.
• James Finlay Limited in relation to the merger control implications of acquisition of 85% of the issued share capital of James Finlay (Kenya) Limited by Browns. This involved providing merger assessment advice and preparing and submitting the merger notification to the COMESA Competition Commission.
• Allianz Insurance Company of Kenya Limited and Jubilee Health Insurance Limited in relation to the proposed acquisition of the medical insurance business of Allianz Insurance Company of Kenya Limited by Jubilee Health Insurance Limited.
• Vantage Mezzanine Fund IV USD Proprietary Limited, Aquasantec International Limited and KRUZ IN Limited in assisting with the merger assessment and preparation of the merger filing to obtain approval to consummate the transaction from the COMESA Competition Commission pertaining to the acquisition of joint control of Aquasantec International Limited.
• Amethis Africa Finance Limited in relation to the sale of 28% of the shares in Ramco Plexus Ltd. to Ramco Inc.
• Ascent Capital Holdings Limited and PROPARCO in preparing and submitting a COMESA filing in relation to the transaction. The transaction involved Bowmans advising as M&A counsel, acting for Ascent in relation to its acquisition of up to 80% of the entire issued share capital of Diani Beach Hospital which involved undertaking the due diligence process, negotiating the transaction documents and attending to the completion formalities.
• Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd and Eldoret Hospital Limited in respect of the merger assessment, advice and handling the merger submission to the Competition Authority of Kenya in relation to the establishment of a greenfield joint venture.
• Braeburn Schools Limited on obtaining merger approval for its proposed acquisition of the business and certain assets of Hillcrest Investments Limited.
• General Atlantic in relation to its investment in Greenlight Planet Incorporated advising on merger control and seeking/obtaining clearances in COMESA and Tanzania.
• IBL Limited and PROPARCO in relation to the merger notification to the COMESA Competition Commission in respect of the acquisition of control of the Harley’s Group, a leading pharmaceutical distributor. We also advised on the merger notification to the Fair Competition Commission in Tanzania.
• IBL Limited, STOA Infra and Equator Energy in respect of the merger notification to the COMESA Competition Commission in respect of the acquisition of control of the Equator Energy group, a leading provider of commercial and industrial solar power solutions.
• KCB Group Plc and Trust Merchant Bank S.A. in respect of the submission of the merger notification to the COMESA Competition Commission in respect of KCB’s acquisition of control of TMB.
• KKR & Co. Inc. together with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, as local counsel pertaining to the merger submission to the Competition Authority of Kenya in relation to KKR’s acquisition of control of Simon & Schuster.
• Kuehne + Nagel in its 100% acquisition of the issued share capital in Morgan Air and Seafreight Logistics Kenya Limited. We conducted the merger amendment and assisted in preparing the merger filings with respect to the requisite competition approvals from the Competition Authority of Kenya.
• PAIX Holding B.V. in obtaining merger approval from the CAK in respect of an investment by the Africa50 Infrastructure Fund.
• Shalina Healthcare Kenya Limited in relation to the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Provexa Pharma Kenya Limited.

Trade Practices and abuse of buyer power:

• Various local and global payment service providers on compliance with competition regulation under Kenyan and COMESA competition regimes.
• Defending steel manufacturers in cartel investigations by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), resulting in successful settlements.
• A pan-African pharmaceutical services provider in respect of an excessive pricing investigation initiated by the COMESA Competition Commission.
• A technology service provider with respect to an investigation into pricing in the digital ride-hailing industry.
• Kenya Airways Plc in obtaining exemptions from the CAK with respect to a strategic cooperation agreement with Tanzania’s Precision Air.
• Defending a leading Kenyan retailer in respect of an abuse of buyer power investigation by the CAK.
• A global shipping and agri-processing conglomerate on competition concerns arising from its shipping and logistics agreements in Kenya.
• A global internet platform operator on the competition concerns relating to its operation of a subsea internet cable.
• Various international airlines in obtaining competition regulatory approval in Kenya and COMESA in respect of proposed airline alliances.
• East Africa Cement Producers Association in relation to a restrictive trade practice investigation conducted by the Competition Authority of Kenya.
• Basco Products Limited relating to a dawn raid and cartel investigations conducted by the Competition Authority of Kenya.

Consumer Protection:

• KCB Bank Kenya Limited on various consumer protection matters and regulatory engagements with the CAK.
• Broadway Bakery Limited in relation to consumer protection investigations by the CAK relating to disclosure of information on products.
• A leading maize miller in successfully responding to investigations by the CAK regarding product packaging and compliance with applicable consumer protection standards.

Market Inquiries and Investigations:

• Representing a leading transportation solutions platform with respect to the Online Food and Groceries Delivery Platform Market Inquiry conducted by the CAK.
• Various industry stakeholders in responding to and addressing the implications arising from the CAK’s Animal Feeds Sector Inquiry in 2024.
• Various clients in respect of the Digital Lenders Market Inquiry Consumer Survey Report 2020 conducted by the CAK.