Metair receives Competition Authority approval for Turkish battery group acquisition

22nd November 2013

By: Leandi Kolver

Creamer Media Deputy Editor

  

Font size: - +

South African automotive components manufacturer Metair Investments on Thursday announced that the Turkish Competition Authority had cleared its acquisition of Mutlu Holding, which would give Metair an effective 75% interest in Istanbul-listed Mutlu Akü – the largest battery manufacturer in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The R2.17-billion acquisition would further award Metair controlling interests in battery casings and caps manufacturer Plastik, battery distributer Turker Izabe and vehicle fleet owner Metropol, all of which supported the battery manufacturing business.

Metair said approval from the Turkish Competition Authority was a significant milestone to the successful completion of the transaction.

The implementation of the transaction, which would be funded equally through debt and equity, would also require Metair to make a mandatory offer to the minority shareholders of Mutlu Akü, as required under Turkish law, for the remaining 25% of issued shares not held by Mutlu Holding, the company said.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

Comments

The content you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.

If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION