The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the acquisition of SAAA Services (Pvt) Limited from British American Tobacco International Holdings (UK) Limited.
The agreement was estimated under the CCP integration review framework, as compulsory through the competition Act, 2010.
Under this transaction, the software, BPO, and cloud services will take full ownership of a major Pakistani firm, System Limited, captive service providers.
SAA services currently serve only bat group companies and handle internal functions such as HR, finance, purchase, and digital tech. It does not offer external clients either domestic or abroad.
After reviewing, the CCP concluded that there were no contest concerns. Since SAA services works exclusively within the bat environmental system and there is no overlap with the system in the domestic BPO sector, this contract does not strengthen the market power or reduce competition.
The regulator said that acquisition could provide strategic and economic benefits. The Systems system to improve its service offer in Pakistan will reach the best ways and their lives globally.
The move is also compatible with national goals such as job creation, technology transfer, and digital change.
The CCP approved the transaction under Section 31 (D) (I) of the Competition Act, and it has been ordered that there will be no dominant position in the market.
This acquisition comes between the growing pace in Pakistan’s IT and BPO industry. The IT sector saw a 23.7 percent increase in exports in FY 25, which reached US $ 2.825 billion, which is one of the fastest growing class in the economy.