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Barloworld
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Astoria | Barloworld | Fairvest | Master Drilling | Oceana | Pepkor | Remgro | Santova)
Fairvest had no problem raising capital. Pepkor announced a major acquisition. Santova has also flagged a potential acquisition. Astoria, Barloworld and Oceana released difficult numbers. Master Drilling's dividend growth has distracted the market from impairments.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (AfroCentric | Aspen | Bidvest | Clientele | Italtile | JSE | MAS | Metrofile | MTN | Mustek | PPC |...
Aspen, MTN Ghana, PPC, RCL Foods and Santam all had particularly good stories to tell, with Clientele, JSE and MAS in the green as well. Bidvest was a mixed bag in 2024. Italtile pulled off a resilient performance in the end. AfroCentric released very poor numbers, with Metrofile and Mustek also deep in the red.
Ghost Bites
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.
DealMakers
Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?
Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (AB InBev | AECI | Barloworld | Bidcorp | Hammerson | Momentum | Oceana)
Barloworld shareholders shunned the scheme. Alcohol volumes still dropping at AB InBev. AECI hopes to have turned the corner. Bidcorp and Momentum released strong numbers. Hammerson and Oceana had recent struggles.
Sponsored
Barloworld: standby offer triggered following scheme of arrangement vote
As a result of the resolutions not being passed by the requisite majority of Barloworld Ordinary shareholders present and entitled to vote, the Standby Offer has been triggered. This Barloworld statement sets out the details of the offer, the way forward and a response by the board to governance concerns in the market.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Adcock Ingram | AECI | Anglo American | Barloworld | Blue Label Telecoms | Equites | Gold Fields | Hulamin | Mondi...
Anglo American released an ugly set of numbers. Adcock Ingram, AECI, Barloworld and Mondi aren't exactly shooting the lights out either. Blue Label Telecoms reported flat earnings. Gold Fields should've had a stronger year. Look out for Equites, Hulamin and Tiger Brands as well.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Barloworld | British American Tobacco | Caxton | iOCO | Italtile | Sibanye | South32)
The offer to Barloworld shareholders isn't getting any higher. The appeal of British American Tobacco remains a mystery to me. South32 is in great health. Caxton, iOCO and Italtile released trading statements. Neal Froneman is retiring from Sibanye.
