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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 (Anglo American | CMH | Kumba Iron Ore | Merafe)
CMH is a great example of how to overcome disruption. Anglo American is a mixed bag, with diamonds going from bad to worse. Kumba Iron Ore is doing well, but remains at the mercy of Transnet. Merafe's smelter operations were negligible in the latest quarter.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Coronation | Labat Africa | Sappi | Sibanye-Stillwater)
Coronation's AUM dipped this quarter. Sappi is still negotiating detailed terms on the graphic paper JV. Sibanye-Stillwater held a useful capital markets day for the international and recycling operations. Labat Africa's numbers look fantastic, but the market is ignoring the stock.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (CA Sales | Exemplar REITail | Gemfields | Standard Bank | Trematon | York Timber)
CA Sales somehow grew profits in Botswana. Standard Bank's capital markets day has encouraging targets. Exemplar REITail is another fast-growing property fund. Gemfields and York Timber both find themselves in tough times. Trematon is selling Club Mykonos Langebaan to a CEO-led consortium.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (ADvTECH | Fairvest | Heriot REIT | Hulamin | Oceana | PSG Financial Services | Thungela | Vukile Property Fund)
ADvTECH's education business is doing well. Fairvest, Heriot REIT and Vukile Property Fund demonstrate the strength of our REITs. PSG Financial Services just keeps growing. Oceana is a mixed bag. Hulamin and Thungela are tough stories.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Libstar | Mr Price | Old Mutual | Primary Health Properties | SPAR | STADIO | Woolworths)
Libstar is doing much better than before. In related sector news, Woolworths is acquiring in2food from Old Mutual Private Equity. Separately, Old Mutual released results for 2025. Mr Price is still trying to convince the market that NKD is a good deal. STADIO is growing beautifully. SPAR has launched a voluntary severance programme. Primary Health Properties released results.
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 (AVI | Choppies | Harmony Gold | Mpact | Pan African Resources | Santam | Southern Sun | Merafe | Sun International)
A busy day of earnings updates saw AVI, Mpact, Santam and Sun International give us a view on primarily the South African economy. Choppies has problems in Botswana. Harmony Gold gave an idea of earnings growth, while Pan African Resources is pressing forward in Australia. Southern Sun's deal for the Sandton properties has fallen through.
