<h1>Combination approval under competition law enables setting up of a REIT and acquisition of target equity by the acquirer.</h1> CCI approved the proposed combination allowing Mindspace Business Parks REIT, a contributory irrevocable trust formed to operate as a REIT under the REIT regulatory framework, to acquire certain equity holdings of selling shareholders in specified special purpose vehicle target entities that hold ten commercial real estate projects; the approval was granted under the Competition Act's merger control provisions and a detailed order will follow.