Description of Activities

Description: The Commission resolved to approve without conditions the acquisition by Susanna Margareta van Wyk, Barend Wynand Grobler, and Johannes Jakobus van Wyk of controlling members’ interest in Hospitality Textile Supplies Close Corporation from Cacilia von Kunow.

Acquiring group: The acquiring group consists of three natural persons, namely Susanna Margareta van Wyk, Barend Wynand Grobler, and Johannes Jakobus van Wyk. All three acquirers are South African citizens and do not conduct any commercial operations and provide no goods or services in, into, or from Namibia. On the balance, the acquiring group is involved in the business of agriculture—crop and poultry farming and agricultural consulting.

Target undertaking: The primary target undertaking, Hospitality Textile Supplies Close Corporation, is a company incorporated in terms of the laws of Namibia. The business activities are the supply of textiles, amenities, tables, bedroom and bathroom linen, toweling products, furniture, laundry equipment, restaurant equipment, and consumables generally used in the hospitality industry. In addition, it supplies hospitals with bedroom and bathroom linen and toweling products.

Type of merger: Conglomerate

Relevant market: The relevant markets are defined as

a) The supply of hospitality textiles (including bedroom and bathroom) in Namibia;

b) The supply of hospitality furniture and furnishings (including décor and accessories) in Namibia;

c) The supply of hospitality service equipment (including catering, restaurant, crockery and cutlery) in Namibia; and

d) The supply of customized and branded products in Namibia. 

Merger Determination

The Commission found the proposed transaction unlikely to result in the prevention or substantial lessening of competition or result in any undertaking to acquire or strengthen a dominant position in the market and did not raise any public interest concerns.

Furthermore, as per section 50 of the Act, these approvals do not relieve parties from complying with any other mandatory statutory approvals that any of the parties to the merger must comply with under Namibian laws. 

Merger Determination No.1 of 2026__