DLA Piper has advised Kleoss Fund II, on its investment into the Hirt & Carter Group (“H&C Group”), a leading retail marketing and technology firm that provides integrated solutions to help brands and retailers manage, produce, and deploy marketing materials across digital and physical channels.
The COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations, 2025 (2025 Regulations) read together with the COMESA Competition and Consumer Protection Rules, 2025 (2025 Rules) significantly recalibrate the regional merger control framework with immediate impact on dealmaking in COMESA Member States1.
The draft General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill [B-2025] proposes changes to the South African Companies Act, 2008 aimed at enhancing enforcement of obligations to file securities registers and registers of disclosure of beneficial interest with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).
South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, acting in consultation with the Competition Commission (“Commission”), has published draft amendments to the merger filing thresholds (“Draft Threshold Notice”) as well as proposed inflation related increases to the filing fees payable in respect of notifiable transactions. The proposals are open for public comment for 30 business days from 27 January 2026 until 10 March 2026.
Key Developments The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has released an update on the licensing and supervision of Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs) under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 2002 (FAIS Act). Since the CASP licensing regime took effect on 1 June 2023, the FSCA has received 512 licence applications, of which 300 have been approved, 14 declined and 121 withdrawn following engagement with the regulator. The balance remains under review.