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MIH Payments Holdings B.V. proposes to acquire a minority shareholding in Navi Limited. The parties notify this transaction to the Competition Commission of India under Section 6(2) read with Section 5 of the Competition Act, 2002. The Acquirer is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prosus N.V. that holds investments in portfolio companies. The Target is the holding company of the Navi Group which provides financial services through a mobile application. The parties identify potential horizontal overlaps in lending services and various vertical links involving digital payments, insurance, and mutual funds. The parties state the transaction does not cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India.
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ANNEXURE 19
SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED COMBINATION
IN TERMS OF REGULATION 13(2) OF THE COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA (COMBINATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2024
A. Name of the parties to the combination
(a) MIH Payments Holdings B.V. (Acquirer); and
(b) Navi Limited (Target);
The Acquirer and the Target are collectively referred to as the “Parties”.
B. Nature and purpose of the combination
The proposed transaction involves the acquisition of certain minority shareholding in the Target by the Acquirer (Proposed Transaction).
The Proposed Transaction is being notified to the Hon’ble Commission under Section 6(2) read with Section 5 of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act).
C. Products, services and business(es) of the parties to the combination
Acquirer
Target
D. Respective markets in which the parties to the combination operate
Horizontal Overlap:
I. Broad Market for provision of loans and lending services in India;
(i) Narrow Market for provision of retail loans in India
a. Narrower market for provision of personal loans in India;
b. Narrower market for provision of loans against property in India; and
c. Narrower market for provision of home loans in India.
Vertical Links:
I. Vertical Link 1
a. Upstream Market 1: Market for Bharat Bill Payment System / Bharat Connect services as a Consumer Operating Unit in India, and
b. Downstream Market 1: Market for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) - based digital payment applications in India.
II. Vertical Link 2
Upstream Market 2: Market for provision of loans and lending services in India, and
Downstream Market 2: Market for distribution of loans and lending services in India.
III. Vertical Link 3
Upstream Market 3: Market for online payment aggregation services for retail digital P2M payments in India, and
Downstream Market 3A: Market for provision of general insurance in India.
Downstream Market 3B: Market for provision of mutual funds in India.
Downstream Market 3C: Market for provision of loans and lending services in India.
Downstream Market 3D: Market for UPI-based digital payment applications in India.
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