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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 (Adcock Ingram | AECI | Karooooo | Mr Price | MultiChoice | Northam Platinum | Santam | Spear REIT | Vodacom)
The take-private bid for Adcock Ingram is juicy to say the least. Mr Price had a tough June but a resilient quarter overall. MultiChoice got the green light for the Canal+ deal. AECI, Karooooo, Northam Platinum and Vodacom released financial updates. Santam is growing offshore, while Spear REIT sticks to the Western Cape.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (Accelerate Property Fund | Assura – Primary Health Properties | Castleview | Jubilee Metals | MAS – Hyprop | Reinet | Sibanye-Stillwater...
The MAS situation is really heating up now, with the board giving strong views on the Hyprop offer. The Assura - Primary Health offer is going nowhere fast. Castleview has glaring capital raising inconsistencies. Sibanye announced an acquisition in the US. Accelerate's related party headaches continue. Jubilee Metals, Reinet and South32 released numbers.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (BHP | Hyprop – MAS | Quantum Foods | Valterra Platinum | Vodacom – Remgro)
Hyprop has put in a conditional offer to MAS shareholders. Vodacom and Remgro tweaked the terms of the fibre deal. BHP's production is strong, but iron ore prices are weak. Valterra Platinum's production ruined the first half numbers. Quantum Foods has had some shareholder register developments.
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 (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.
Ghost Bites
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.
Ghost Bites
Ghost Bites (4Sight | Argent Industrial | Growthpoint | Hyprop | Schroder European Real Estate | Sirius Real Estate | Thungela)
A busy day for property saw updates from Growthpoint, Hyprop, Schroder European Real Estate and Sirius Real Estate. We also saw financial updates from 4Sight, Argent Industrial and Thungela.
