Saturday, December 13, 2025
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Mr Price

Ghost Bites (Fairvest | Mantengu | Premier Group – RFG Holdings)

Premier and RFG Holdings shareholders gave a resounding approval to the deal that will combine the groups. Fairvest is investing deeper in township fibre. Mantengu has commissioned the second chrome processing plant.

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 (Anglo American | Grindrod | KAP | Libstar | Mr Price)

Mr Price blows up its investment thesis - and spectacularly. KAP is looking much better. Anglo American and Teck Resources shareholders approve the merger. Grindrod's performance is a mixed bag. Libstar continues to clean house.

Ghost Bites (Argent Industrial | City Lodge | Crookes Brothers | Delta Property | Kore Potash | Investec | Lewis | Mr Price |...

A busy day of news saw retail updates from Lewis and Mr Price, along with City Lodge and Netcare as strong growth stories. Investec is finding it harder to grow at the moment. Reunert has strong momentum, while Argent Industrial and Delta Property also have positive stories. Crookes Brothers shows how hard agri really is. Kore Potash and Supermarket Income REIT announced important corporate deals.

Ghost Bites (ASP Isotopes | ISA Holdings | Sephaku | The Foschini Group)

The Foschini Group's share price is still sliding. Sephaku is a reminder of how regional the cement industry is. ASP Isotopes seems to be on the right side of Trump. ISA Holdings reported good numbers.

Ghost Bites (Accelerate Property Fund | Cashbuild | Mahube Infrastructure | Master Drilling | Motus | Old Mutual | Redefine Properties)

Old Mutual and Redefine put out positive numbers, while Cashbuild, Master Drilling and Motus also managed to grind out some growth. Accelerate Property Fund is selling two buildings at NAV. Mahube Infrastructure looks like it could delist.

Ghost Bites (African Rainbow Minerals | Aveng | MAS | Nedbank | Sibanye-Stillwater | STADIO | Vodacom – Remgro)

The Prime Kapital parties almost have control of MAS. STADIO is growing strongly. Nedbank is selling Ecobank. Sibanye's earnings are up 19x year-on-year. Aveng's numbers are deeply in the red. African Rainbow Minerals bought more of Surge Copper. Vodacom and Remgro are nearly there with the fibre deal.

Ghost Bites (Capitec | Grindrod | KAP | Lighthouse | Nedbank | Truworths)

Capitec just doesn't stop growing, but Nedbank is acquiring iKhokha to try get a slice of the action. Truworths has suffered a earnings knock, with SA looking especially weak. KAP is doing worse than expected. Grindrod's core earnings are flat. Lighthouse's dividend is up.
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