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MAS
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Bank ratings upgrades | Mantengu | MAS | Oando)
Several SA banks have enjoyed a ratings upgrade from Fitch. A new bidder has emerged for Mantengu's Blue Ridge Platinum. PKMI's bid for MAS shares ended in a puff of smoke and not much else. Oando is a vertically integrated energy company that nobody talks about.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (ACOF | Argent Industrial | Fortress Real Estate | Goldrush | Invicta | Lighthouse Properties | Naspers/Prosus | SA Corporate Real Estate)
Prosus is generating much better free cash flow outside of Tencent. Fortress Real Estate is raising capital. Important numbers came in from Argent Industrial, Goldrush, Invicta, Lighthouse Properties and SA Corporate Real Estate. ACOF is also showing promising signs.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (CA Sales | Premier | Stor-Age | Vukile Property)
Vukile is doing well everywhere, while property sector peer Stor-Age's strong local performance is being diluted by tough conditions in the UK. It's Chuckles all round for Premier investors thanks to the Millbake numbers. CA Sales is dipping into digital with a new acquisition.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Adcorp | Lewis | Life Healthcare | Sappi | Sirius Real Estate | Trematon)
Lewis is one of South Africa's best businesses. Sirius Real Estate is buying another property in Germany. Adcorp and Life Healthcare need to find more growth. Sappi just about needs a miracle. Trematon shows how hard it is to make money from schools.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Finbond | Gemfields | Hyprop | MAS | Orion Minerals | Quantum Foods | Reunert | Richemont | Trematon)
Richemont has welcomed a return to growth in Asia Pacific. MAS is making big changes - and Hyprop is happy to be on the other side of a deal for a property in Bulgaria. Finbond, Gemfields and Reunert all have positives and negatives to consider. Orion Minerals raised capital, while Trematon might sell Generation Education.
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 (Bytes | Canal+ | MAS | MTN | Octodec | Prosus | Spear REIT)
The market has gone cold on Prosus. MTN is the beneficiary of much better macroeconomics in Africa. Canal+ is inward listing on the JSE in June, but will they find support? Bytes Technology has a lot of work to do. In property, MAS is looking to offload some malls, while Spear REIT showed us how profitable buy-and-flip can be. Octodec's interim growth needs to be considered carefully.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Bell Equipment | MAS | Sirius Real Estate)
Bell Equipment had a tough year, but they've emerged with a stronger balance sheet. Sirius Real Estate has executed another deal in the German defence strategy. MAS shareholders jumped at the PK Investments bid.
