The Finance Ghost
Dominique Olivier
Port Royal: the city that sank for its sins
Before there was Las Vegas, there was Port Royal: a city of pirates, plunder, and peril clinging to the southern edge of Jamaica. The 17th-century hotspot was once the beating, drunken heart of the Caribbean, until one Sunday in 1692, when the earth opened up and swallowed it whole (quite literally). There's more truth to Disney's tales of Captain Jack Sparrow than you might realise.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Deneb | Discovery | Equites Property Fund | Hammerson | Pick n Pay)
Pick n Pay might be improving, but they are still loss-making. Discovery has lofty medium-term targets. Equites Property Fund remains bullish on SA vs. UK. Hammerson is enjoying strong support in the debt markets. Deneb is acquiring 80% in Dawning Filters.
DealMakers
Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?
Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies
DealMakers
Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies
Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies
DealMakers
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)
DealMakers
The impact of AI on M&A transactions
The proliferation of AI-enabled businesses creates new complexities in transaction evaluation and execution,.
DealMakers
African private capital investment in renewable energy and infrastructure projects
Private investors are stepping up to bridge critical funding gaps, channelling much-needed capital into initiatives that fuel growth.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Alphamin | Anglo American | Ethos Capital – Optasia | FirstRand)
Optasia will be listing on the JSE, bringing us a new fintech name to consider - but to what extent will Ethos Capital exit? Anglo American's future dance partner Teck Resources has suffered a wobbly. Alphamin released much better numbers. FirstRand's fight in the UK isn't over yet.
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