Transactions meeting the turnover or asset thresholds in the Competition Act, 2018 must be notified to the Competition Authority of Botswana before implementation. We deliver a clearance-grade Form CA1/CA2 submission designed to move through review without Phase II friction.

What’s included

• Threshold and jurisdictional analysis (Botswana, COMESA, SA parallel)
• Theory-of-harm and unilateral-effects analysis
• Market definition and SSNIP memorandum
• HHI and market-share calculations with sources
• Vertical and conglomerate effects assessment
• Public-interest assessment against Section 52 factors
• Form CA1/CA2 filing and Competition Authority liaison
• One round of information-request (RFI) response

Who it’s for

• Corporates pursuing acquisitions or joint ventures
• Private-equity sponsors closing Botswana-touching deals
• Listed companies with mandatory disclosure obligations
• International acquirers needing parallel COMESA/SA coordination

Why The Secretary

• Deal counsel with in-house M&A and competition-agency experience
• ICN Merger Guidelines Workbook, EU Horizontal Merger Guidelines and US DOJ/FTC HMG applied to every file
• Pre-notification diagnostic catches showstoppers before statutory clock starts
• Transparent budget — RFI responses capped by hour band, no open-ended billing

How we work

1. Day 1–3: Threshold analysis, filing-jurisdiction confirmation
2. Day 4–14: Form CA1/CA2 drafting and economic memoranda
3. Day 15–18: Client review and filing
4. Statutory clock begins — we manage RFIs and substantive engagement
5. Clearance decision and post-closing notification (if required)

Related services

Deal-side companions include Pty Ltd incorporation for NewCo vehicles, External Company registration for foreign acquirers, and BAOA registration for the audit firm signing off on merger due diligence.

Scope

From price covers: threshold analysis, jurisdictional advice, Form CA1/CA2 preparation, one submission, one information-request response. Quoted separately: economic-modelling evidence, remedies negotiation, Phase II submissions, parallel COMESA / SA Competition Commission filings, contested hearings. Statutory filing fee is transaction-value-dependent and additional.