Monday, March 3, 2025

DealMakers

RCL Foods delivers a pleasing half-year performance

RCL Foods maintained market share across the portfolio, grew HEPS from total operations by 35.4% and declared an interim dividend of 20 cents per share.

GHOST BITES (AECI | Altvest | Merafe | MTN | Northam Platinum | Primary Health Properties | Sabvest | Safari Investments | Thungela)

Merafe, MTN, Northam Platinum, Primary Health Properties, Sabvest, Safari Investments and Thungela all released numbers. AECI announced a B-BBEE deal. Altvest has raised debt capital in ACOF.

Watch out for the wellness wave

For decades, alcohol and cigarettes have been the go-tos for taking the edge off life’s chaos. With Gen Z opting out of these vices, Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco are scrambling to stay relevant in a world where wellness is the new rebellion. Dominique Olivier explores this phenomenon.

GHOST BITES (AfroCentric | Fortress | Harmony Gold | Impala Platinum | KAP | Life Healthcare | Motus | MTN | OUTsurance | Sanlam...

Earnings updates came through from AfroCentric, Fortress, Harmony Gold, Impala Platinum, KAP, Motus, MTN, OUTsurance, Sanlam, Shaftesbury, Spar and Truworths. Life Healthcare released the LMI disposal circular.

Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?

Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies

Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies

Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies

Who’s doing what in the African M&A and debt financing space?

Weekly summary of all M&A, financial and debt market activity from across Africa (excluding South Africa)

Artificial intelligence and open-source considerations in M&A

AI and open-source software have become critical components of modern business, making their evaluation a key aspect of M&A transactions

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