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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 | ArcelorMittal | ASP Isotopes | Barloworld | Invicta | iOCO | Motus | Shoprite)
Shoprite released more excellent numbers. iOCO is on a firm footing these days. Motus was helped by a decrease in debt. ASP Isotopes is hitting big milestones. Invicta is acquiring a UK business. Barloworld's sanctions investigation is complete. AfroCentric needs to find growth. ArcelorMittal has started shutting the Longs business.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Assura – Primary Health Properties | Labat Africa | MC Mining | Ninety One | Orion Minerals | Southern Palladium)
Assura's reasons for changing their recommendation on KKR / Stonepeak look weaker by the day. Orion Minerals supports small shareholders. Ninety One's AUM moved higher. Labat Africa might dispose of businesses. MC Mining needs a turnaround at Uitkomst. Southern Palladium gives further details on the optimised prefeasibility study.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Adcorp | AME | AYO | Delta | Deneb | eMedia | Frontier Transport | HCI | Lewis | Old Mutual...
Lewis released incredible numbers and Adcorp looks stronger too. Spar is mostly retreating from Europe. The HCI stable (including Deneb, eMedia, Frontier and mothership HCI) released updates. Look out for AME, AYO, Delta Property, Old Mutual and Sea Harvest as well.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Balwin | Boxer | Calgro M3 | Lewis | Metair | MTN | Redefine | Santova | South32 | Tiger Brands)
Lewis is shooting the lights out and
Tiger Brands is also doing well. MTN is enjoying Africa again. Balwin had a strong second half, while demand at Calgro M3 has faltered. Boxer's results are complicated. Redefine is struggling to find much growth. Look out for Metair, Santova and South32 as well.
Ghost Bites
GHOST BITES (Brimstone | Caxton & CTP | CA Sales | Discovery | Harmony | HomeChoice | MultiChoice | Nedbank | Sea Harvest |...
Discovery and Harmony released blockbuster numbers, with WBHO also putting in an impressive showing. CA Sales and HomeChoice flagged excellent growth. Shoprite and Nedbank put in a dependable performance. Brimstone, Caxton and Sea Harvest had struggles. MultiChoice's deal with Canal+ has been delayed.
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 (Astoria | Lewis | Vukile)
Astoria has announced the sale of ISA Carstens. Lewis had a fantastic finish to 2024. Vukile's local property performance gives us clues about where the two-pot money went.
