South African Antitrust Group Granted Extension on Chevron Deal

South Africa’s Competition Commission was granted an extension of 15 working days to consult on a proposed deal in which a black-investor group backed by Glencore Plc would buy Chevron Corp.’s assets in southern Africa. The merging parties -- Off The Shelf Investments Fifty Six Pty Ltd. and Chevron South Africa Pty Ltd. -- opposed the extension application to the Competition Tribunal. Off The Shelf’s investors own the 25 percent of the southern African business that Chevron doesn’t.