Projects
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Genesis acts for LPG distributor
Genesis was commissioned to assist a distributor of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in cylinders to formulate an application for interim relief against a large LPG wholesaler and a filling station that it supplied for engaging in practices prohibited in terms of the Competition Act.

Expert analysis as large investment houses merge
Genesis was retained to provide expert economic analysis of the proposed merger between two large investment houses, Remgro and Venfin. This involved a wide range of products and markets, including radio broadcasting, content production and advertising.

Expert testimony in major hostile takeover in mining sector
Genesis was commissioned to provide expert economic testimony before the Competition Tribunal in an ultimately unsuccessful hostile takeover bid for Goldfields by Harmony in the gold mining sector. The focus of the project was on the social dimensions of mining mergers, with particular reference to employment losses.

Impact of tariff regulation on private hospitals
Genesis was appointed to assess the potential impact of a proposal by the Department of Health to regulate tariff negotiations between hospitals and medical schemes, as well as to permit the use of National Health Reference Price List (NHRPL) prices as a default in the event of no agreement being reached.