MultiChoice and its French would-be suitor, Canal+, have extended the date to complete the transaction to October, from April, citing delays in getting approvals from regulators and competition authorities.

Given the complex nature of deal-making processes, companies often have to push back completion dates. For instance, the date for Vodacom and Remgro’s proposed fibre merger, recently blocked by competition authorities, has pushed out a number of times...

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