Johannesburg - South Africa's competition watchdog will ask for another extension to scrutinise Anheuser-Busch InBev's planned $106 billion takeover of SABMiller, its spokesman said on Thursday.
The watchdog was due to finish its investigation on Thursday, after it was granted a 15-day extension to complete its scrutiny.
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It has already extended the deadline four times.
“I confirm that the Competition Commission will not be issuing a decision on the SAB-AB InBev merger today.
“There will be another extension,” Competition Commission spokesman Itumeleng Lesofe told Reuters, without elaborating.
Lesofe said details would be provided at a later stage.
REUTERS