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DealMakers
South Africa’s equity capital markets – in terminal decline or turning a corner?
Since the beginning of 2018, SA has had six of the seven quietest years of equity issuance in the last twenty years.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Exemplar REITail | Octodec | Omnia | PPC | Raubex | Shoprite | Sibanye-Stillwater | Telkom | Tiger Brands | Vodacom)
In the grocery sector, we saw Shoprite with a quarterly update and Tiger Brands with a bullish narrative. In telcos, Vodacom had a great period and Telkom has built on the success of last year. Look out for Exemplar REITail and Octodec in property, along with Omnia, PPC and Raubex from the "real" economy. Finally, Sibanye settled with Appian.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (AB InBev | Adcorp | Datatec | Dis-Chem | Fairvest | Finbond | Greencoat | Optasia)
Beer volumes are still dropping at AB InBev. Dis-Chem is innovating from a position of strength. Datatec's earnings more than doubled. Great cost control is visible at Adcorp. Optasia's IPO was very successful. Fairvest is buying two malls. Greencoat needs more wind.
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 (4Sight | Insimbi | Jubilee Metals | Labat | Prosus | Safari Investments – Heriot | Stefanutti Stocks | Standard Bank)
Safari Investments plans to go private with Heriot - but at a cheeky price. Prosus will get 100% of Just Eat Takeaway.com. Standard Bank's performance is consistent. Labat is a very different company now. On a busy day, we also saw updates from the likes of 4Sight, Insimbi, Jubilee Metals and Stefanutti Stocks.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Adcock Ingram | MAS | Newpark | SA Corporate Real Estate | Sappi)
Sappi is digging for every cent they can. SA Corporate Real Estate is acquiring a large residential property portfolio. MAS has a significant change of direction. Adcock Ingram shareholders say yes to Natco Pharma. Newpark REIT was hurt by reversions.
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 (Africa Bitcoin Corporation | Curro | eMedia | Orion Minerals | Prosus | Trustco)
Curro is ready to go private. Prosus can close the Just Eat Takeaway.com deal. eMedia is making a significant offshore investment. Africa Bitcoin Corporation needs to get up the J-curve a lot faster. Orion Minerals is enjoying strong capital raising support. Trustco has once again angered the JSE.
