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MultiChoice
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Altron | Blu Label | Gemfields | Jubilee Metals | Mondi | Sirius | Tharisa | Vunani)
Mondi had a truly awful day. Blu Label released financial targets for Cell C. Altron flagged solid growth in earnings and Sirius also released a financial update. Gemfields just cannot catch a break. Vunani is merging its fund management business with Sentio. Tharisa has won in court against SARS. Jubilee Metals gave an update on its portfolio and SA disposal.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Barloworld | Capital Appreciation | Ethos Capital | Fairvest | Tsogo Sun)
Fairvest's portfolio strategy is working beautifully. Barloworld is having another difficult year, whereas Ethos Capital is having a much better time of things. Tsogo Sun is excited about the casino opportunity in Somerset West. Capital Appreciation has settled the Dariel earn-out after it missed profit targets.
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 (Blu Label | Choppies | KAL Group | MultiChoice | PPC | Renergen | York Timber)
Canal+ is in effective control of MultiChoice. Blu Label released full details for the Cell C listing, leading to plenty of differing opinions online. PPC's turnaround is working and even York Timber is looking better. Renergen has settled with Springbok Solar. Choppies is doing well in Botswana despite macroeconomic concerns. KAL Group is selling Agriplas.
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.
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 (FirstRand | Gold Fields | Impala Platinum | MAS | Mpact | MultiChoice | Weaver Fintech)
MAS shareholders have a Prime Kapital offer to chew on. Gold Fields' HEPS more than tripled, but Impala Platinum's earnings dropped. Mpact needs a big second half. Weaver Fintech is flying. FirstRand's share price overhang seems to be gone. MultiChoice is restructuring Phuthuma Nathi's stake.
DealMakers
Who’s doing what this week in the South African M&A space?
Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies
