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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 (Astral Foods | Glencore | KAP | MTN Ghana)
Astral Foods had a stunning second half. Glencore has given tighter guidance for the full year. MTN Ghana had a strong quarter. KAP is trying to fix the economics of PG Bison's Cape-based forestry assets through a merger.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (4Sight | Insimbi | Jubilee Metals | Labat | Prosus | Safari Investments – Heriot | Stefanutti Stocks | Standard Bank)
Safari Investments plans to go private with Heriot - but at a cheeky price. Prosus will get 100% of Just Eat Takeaway.com. Standard Bank's performance is consistent. Labat is a very different company now. On a busy day, we also saw updates from the likes of 4Sight, Insimbi, Jubilee Metals and Stefanutti Stocks.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Investec | Mustek | Safari Investments)
Safari Investments had another strong period and is looking to raise capital for growth. Investec has guided for flat earnings in the six months to September 2025. Mustek's HEPS trajectory has finally turned positive, but what will they do next for growth?
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Capital Appreciation | Greencoat Renewables | Naspers | Oceana | OUTsurance | Sirius Real Estate | Southern Sun)
OUTsurance released blockbuster results. Capital Appreciation, Oceana and Southern Sun gave helpful business updates. Naspers has decided to do a stock split. Greencoat Renewables needs more wind. Sirius Real Estate raised further debt.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Altvest | AVI | Clientele | Metrofile | Sun International)
Altvest is going all-in on bitcoin. AVI's beverages business drove them forward. Sun International's casinos continue to struggle. Clientele's customer base is under pressure. Metrofile's margins went the wrong way.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (African Rainbow Minerals | Anglo American – Valterra Platinum | Ascendis | Dipula | Fortress Real Estate | Pan African Resources |...
Sanlam's latest results are a mixed bag. Dipula Properties is raising capital and Fortress Real Estate is telling a positive story. African Rainbow Minerals had a tough period. Pan African Resources rewarded punters this year. Ascendis and Trellidor released results. Anglo is fully out of Valterra Platinum.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Bell Equipment | Bidvest | Blue Label | Brimstone | CA Sales | RCL Foods | Santam | Sea Harvest | Sun...
CA Sales, RCL Foods, Santam and Sea Harvest all released solid numbers. Bidvest, Bell Equipment and Brimstone are struggling to various degrees. Sun International posted a resilient set of numbers. Blue Label has given more details on the Cell C restructure.
