{"id":559803,"date":"2021-02-04T03:56:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T03:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/04\/i-have-the-power\/"},"modified":"2021-02-04T03:56:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T03:56:40","slug":"i-have-the-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/04\/i-have-the-power\/","title":{"rendered":"I have the power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-03\"><\/a> <strong>The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) is waiting on the House of Representatives to sign off on <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/87b20875-6cf8-4b69-a510-f299a67fe936\">proposed amendments<\/a><\/strong><strong> to the Antitrust Act this year<\/strong> to be able to properly fulfill its role as a regulator, the authority\u2019s newly-appointed chairman Mahmoud Momtaz said at a presser yesterday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/alborsaanews.com\/2021\/02\/03\/1416747\">local press<\/a>. The antitrust regulator currently doesn\u2019t have the power to outright block mergers, but can challenge agreements after they\u2019ve been made. The proposed amendments would, if passed, require companies to seek the authority\u2019s approval before an M&A is finalized. The ECA has laid out a plan that would see it wrap these approvals within 60 days, Momtaz said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, the ECA is gearing up to review the mega-merger between Cleopatra Hospitals Group (CHG) and Alameda Healthcare Group.<\/strong> CHG is set to hand over the details of its planned acquisition of 100% of Alameda to the ECA in a few days, and the regulator will appraise the potential economic return of the agreement before telegraphing its final position, Momtaz said. The authority made a preliminary decision earlier this month to oppose the coming together of the two industry players, <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/804e3055-24aa-46c0-8430-66c646aaf468\">arguing<\/a> it could negatively impact the sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER M&A NEWS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nassef Saw<\/strong><strong>iris\u2019 investment in Signature Aviation is paying off: <\/strong>Signature\u2019s value has almost tripled in size to USD 4.8 bn after a mid-March low as the pandemic causes more of the wealthy to turn to private air transport, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-02-03\/gates-and-world-s-rich-win-big-on-private-jet-firm-s-196-surge?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a>. Sawiris raised his stake to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/381d3c13-fa1f-4afa-a77c-09e50d52aff6\">7.41% last month<\/a> to become among a handful of b\u2019naires controlling more than USD 1.2 bn-worth of the company\u2019s shares. His stake in the company is now valued at close to USD 350 mn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) is waiting on the House of Representatives to sign off on proposed amendments to the Antitrust Act this year to be able to properly fulfill its role as a regulator, the authority\u2019s newly-appointed chairman Mahmoud Momtaz said at a presser yesterday, according to the local press. 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