The Finance Ghost
DealMakers
African M&A Analysis H1 2026 (excluding South Africa)
Africa’s deal market shows resilience amid a more cautious investment climate
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
Save the hostilities for Christmas dinner
The difficulties with hostile takeovers in South Africa
Financial Results
CA&S Interim Results: Broadening the platform
CA&S has posted a resilient set of results in a period where consumer spending remained under pressure. The group concluded a number of acquisitions to broaden the platform. The company has placed its results here for the convenience of Ghost Mail readers.
Ghost Bites
BHP vs. DRDGOLD: broader into copper; deeper into gold
In this deep dive, I contrast BHP and DRDGOLD as mining houses at the opposite end of the size and capex spectrum. Where BHP has diversified into copper, DRDGOLD has stuck to its knitting. But will that continue?
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