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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 (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.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Naspers – Prosus | Schroder European Real Estate)
Naspers and Prosus took a knock from the US government designating Tencent as a military company - and I bought the dip. Schroder European Real Estate sold a mall in Germany.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Accelerate | AECI | Bell Equipment | Cilo Cybin | Gemfields | Prosus – Naspers | Thungela)
Prosus is investing further in Latin America and Thungela is chasing dreams in Australia. Bell Equipment's earnings are dropping sharply, Gemfields is in trouble and Accelerate Property Fund is still treading water. And why is the AECI CFO suddenly on the way out?
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Aspen | Metair | Rex Trueform | Sanlam | Sasfin)
Aspen is bringing Eli Lilly's Ozempic competitor to the SA market. Metair is getting even less from the Mutlu disposal than we thought. Rex Trueform is buying a software group at a huge multiple. Sanlam unlocked billions from Allianz. Sasfin is delisting this month.
DealMakers
Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies
Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Accelerate | Murray & Roberts | Novus | Remgro)
In a market shocker, Murray & Roberts is suspended from trading and in business rescue. Novus managed solid profits. Mediclinic is boosting Remgro. Accelerate needs to renegotiate the F&G deal.
