South Africa: Competition Commission investigation into Google’s proposed acquisition of Fitbit
Progress
Current status
concluded
22 Dec 2020 concluded
Scope
Implementers
South Africa
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Conditional approval of Google’s proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Competition Commission
On 22 December 2020, the South African Competition Commission conditionally approved the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google. The Commission found that the proposed transaction was likely to result in a substantial prevention or lessening of c…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority