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Ghost Bites (Orion Minerals | Prosus | Vodacom – Remgro)
Vodacom and Remgro finally got their fibre deal approved by competition regulators, with only a formality to come. Prosus enjoyed strong support in the debt market. Orion Minerals is raising capital the right way.
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Ghost Bites (HCI | MAS)
HCI's proposed deal to sell properties to SACTWU is far from a vanilla transaction. MAS' joint venture agreement with PK is a cautionary tale about the danger of unanimous approvals.
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Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies
Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies
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Ghost Bites (Absa | Crookes | Lesaka | PBT | Reinet | Remgro – eMedia | RMB Holdings | SA Corporate Real Estate |...
Absa's trading update reflects a much lower credit loss ratio. Lesaka is buying Bank Zero. Crookes and Sea Harvest gave us agri updates. Remgro is unbundling its eMedia exposure. Reinet might sell Pension Insurance Corp. RMB Holdings has a tough story to sell. SA Corporate Real Estate's update has fascinating read-through for grocery retail.
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GHOST BITES (ArcelorMittal)
The year is off to a poor start for local business sentiment, with ArcelorMittal finally making the tough decision to pull the plug on the Longs business amid mounting losses.
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GHOST BITES (Accelerate | AECI | Bell Equipment | Cilo Cybin | Gemfields | Prosus – Naspers | Thungela)
Prosus is investing further in Latin America and Thungela is chasing dreams in Australia. Bell Equipment's earnings are dropping sharply, Gemfields is in trouble and Accelerate Property Fund is still treading water. And why is the AECI CFO suddenly on the way out?
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GHOST BITES (Aspen | Metair | Rex Trueform | Sanlam | Sasfin)
Aspen is bringing Eli Lilly's Ozempic competitor to the SA market. Metair is getting even less from the Mutlu disposal than we thought. Rex Trueform is buying a software group at a huge multiple. Sanlam unlocked billions from Allianz. Sasfin is delisting this month.
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GHOST BITES (African Rainbow Capital | Jubilee Metals | Metair | Orion | Sirius | Transaction Capital)
Tyme Group's Series D raise is extremely encouraging for ARC. Metair got out of Turkey just in time. Sirius Real Estate has acquired property in Germany. Jubilee Metals is struggling with power in Zambia. Transaction Capital finalised the Road Cover disposal.
