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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 (Anglo American | Growthpoint | Nedbank | Optasia | Primary Health Properties | Schroder European Real Estate)
Growthpoint wants quality, not quantity. Nedbank's performance looks decent. Anglo American has unlocked important copper synergies. Optasia, Primary Health Properties and Schroder European Real Estate delivered important corporate updates.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Datatec | Heriot REIT | Prosus / Naspers)
Prosus and Naspers have given us a peek at earnings via a trading statement. Datatec has crystallised some of the value in Westcon International, with a special dividend of over R7 billion on the horizon. The Heriot family is injecting more assets into Heriot REIT.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Fairvest | Ninety One | Putprop)
Fairvest has upgraded full year guidance, with B shareholders celebrating strong double-digit returns at the moment. Ninety One has returned to positive net inflows. Putprop is recycling capital into a property in Kramerville.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Altron | Datatec | Gold Fields | Lesaka Technologies | Life Healthcare | Sappi | Southern Sun)
Altron, Datatec, Gold Fields, Lesaka Technologies and Southern Sun all have good news stories to tell. The same certainly can't be said for Sappi, where shareholders are facing disaster. At Life Healthcare, the latest period was a disappointment for the market.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (African Rainbow Minerals | Datatec | Emira | Hyprop | Jubilee Metals | Master Drilling | RCL Foods | Remgro | Sephaku...
RCL Foods is betting on pets. Remgro is going ahead with the Mediclinic deal. Datatec is growing strongly. In property, we saw news from Emira and Hyprop. African Rainbow Minerals is investing further in copper, while Jubilee's copper EBITDA has at least swung positive. Master Drilling had a reasonable year. Sephaku Holdings needs more infrastructure spend to come through.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (CA Sales | Exemplar REITail | Gemfields | Standard Bank | Trematon | York Timber)
CA Sales somehow grew profits in Botswana. Standard Bank's capital markets day has encouraging targets. Exemplar REITail is another fast-growing property fund. Gemfields and York Timber both find themselves in tough times. Trematon is selling Club Mykonos Langebaan to a CEO-led consortium.
DealMakers
Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?
Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies.

