RBB has provided economic expert evidence in merger proceedings before the Competition Tribunal of South Africa (SACT), in regard to a proposed transaction between mobile network operator Vodacom, and Maziv, which owns a fibre infrastructure provider, DFA, and fibre network operator, Vumatel.
An RBB team including Patrick Smith, Jan Peter van der Veer and Daniela Lamparelli prepared and submitted an economic expert report, which addressed topics of market definition, competitive effects (in particular, vertical effects relating to partial input foreclosure), and the effectiveness of proposed remedies. Patrick then gave oral evidence during the hearing.
RBB was instructed by Werksmans Attorneys, who acted for MTN.