In December 2024, McKinsey & Company Africa (Pty) Ltd agreed to pay a $122.85 million fine to resolve violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. McKinsey Africa paid bribes to officials at Eskom and Transnet between 2012 and 2016, channelled through partner firm Trillian Capital Partners (a Gupta-linked entity). The DOJ credited up to $61.4 million for amounts McKinsey paid to South African authorities for related conduct. The NPA withdrew its charges against McKinsey in January 2025 after McKinsey completed all financial obligations. McKinsey itself acknowledged that recovery from the South African scandals would "take years." This settlement, combined with the AAR Corp settlement weeks later, marked the first time US authorities held international companies criminally accountable for state capture-era corruption.