South Africa Approves Experian’s CSH Purchase With Conditions

The South African Competition Commission has approved Experian SA’s deal to buy CSH Group, which controls Compuscan Holdings South Africa (Pty) Ltd., with a number of conditions.

“The merger is between the second and third largest players in the market,” the Pretoria-based antitrust regulator said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. “Among the conditions is that Experian shall provide technical support and set up a Technical Support Fund that will empower smaller bureaus to be able to provide consumer credit services to banks.”

The regulator also imposed a 36-month job cuts moratorium and said the entities should make an investment ...