Tribunal clears Milco’s buyout of dairy firm Clover
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on Wednesday approved dairy firm Clover Industries Ltd’s takeover by Milco SA, a consortium headed by Israeli beverage firm Central Bottling Company (CBC), for 4.8 billion rand ($319.5 million).
The tribunal cleared the deal subject to a range of conditions on employment, local procurement of bulk juice concentrate and information sharing.
The companies have agreed to lower the number of planned job cuts to a maximum of 277 jobs from the original 516, the tribunal said bit.ly/2mzbTC8.
Shares in Clover, which processes products including yoghurt and olive oil, were up 2.62% at 23.11 rand.
The approval comes months after Brimstone Investment Corp pulled out of the deal amid opposition from an anti-Israel group.
Source: iol.co.za
