Angelo Tzarevski

Angelo provides strategic advice to multinational corporations on complex cross-border merger control cases, complaint proceedings involving prohibited practices, including abuse of dominance, compliance, and corporate leniency. He has been involved in some of the most high-profile and complex matters, including for clients such as the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Nike Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, L’Oreal, Bayer AG, Sandoz S.A., Chr. Hansen A/S (now Novonesis), Mercedes-Benz Group, Haleon plc, Shell plc, Olam Group, Novo Nordisk, Unilever, Rheinmetall AG, and S&P Global Inc., among others.

Angelo represents clients before antitrust & competition regulators across Africa, including South Africa, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, as well as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC).

Angelo's experience covers a diverse range of industries including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, banking and financial services, private equity, oil and gas, Big Tech, luxury consumer goods, aviation, shipping, and industrials and manufacturing.

Transactions

• ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc on the merger control aspects of its disposal of a 51% interest in Mopani Copper Mines plc, in a strategic transaction for Zambia's copper mining industry, valued at USD 1.1 billion.
• Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia on the Africa merger control aspects of its USD 550 million joint venture with Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
• Hutchison Ports on the COMESA merger control aspects of its joint venture with CMA CGM and COSCO Shipping for the construction and operation of a major shipping port in Egypt valued at USD 1.8 billion.
• Sika AG on the Africa-wide merger control aspects of its acquisition of MBCC Group from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, valued at USD 5.2 billion.
• Chr. Hansen A/S on the Africa-wide merger control aspects of its EUR 12 billion merger with Novozymes that resulted in the creation of Novonesis, a leading global biosolutions company.
• Suez Group and its consortium partners Royal Bafokeng Holdings and African Infrastructure Investment Managers, in successfully obtaining merger clearance in South Africa and Mozambique for the acquisition of control over EnviroServ, one of the largest waste treatment and disposal companies in the region.
• Blantyre Capital and Greenpoint Capital on the merger control aspects of their joint acquisition of control over Ster-Kinekor Theatres, one of South Africa's largest cinema chains, which facilitated Ster-Kinekor's emergence from business rescue.
• Hitachi, Ltd. in successfully obtaining merger clearance in South Africa and Namibia in respect of its global acquisition of the power grid business of Swiss-based ABB Ltd. valued at USD 11 billion.
• GlaxoSmithKline in obtaining merger clearance in South Africa for its USD 12.7 billion acquisition of the global consumer healthcare business of Pfizer, Inc.
• Bayer AG on the South African merger control aspects of the disposal of its animal health business to Elanco Animal Health Inc. in a global transaction valued at USD 7 billion.
• Archer-Daniels-Midland on the Malagasy merger control aspects of a series of transactions involving a full-function joint venture.
• Russian vertically integrated steel and mining company in successfully blocking the hostile takeover of its South African businesses.

Antitrust / Regulatory

• Unilever in defending and ultimately successfully settling (with no admission of liability) complaint proceedings by the South African antitrust authorities involving allegations of cartel conduct.
• Japan-based global automotive parts supplier in successfully negotiating settlement of cartel proceedings instituted by the South African competition regulator with no admission of liability.
• US-based global athletic footwear and apparel corporation in ongoing complaint proceedings by the South African competition regulator in relation to various distribution arrangements.
• US-based global media agency in relation to ongoing immunity applications to the South African competition regulator.
• International conglomerate in relation to antitrust claims instituted by the purchasers of its former media business who are facing ongoing investigations and prosecutions by the South African competition authorities.

• International Bar Association - Member
• Law Society of South Africa - Member