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After Rio’s rejection, Glencore’s $9bn US-backed deal for a 40% stake in its DRC copper-cobalt mines offers a new growth path…
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A pivotal HCI shareholders’ vote was over in a flash, leaving the company firmly back in the hands of Johnny Copelyn and Sactwu…
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Barloworld’s R120-a-share buyout has cleared the last hurdles, ending its 84-year JSE run after a governance storm and swift competition approval…
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The Competition Tribunal’s blessing is the last regulatory hurdle for Dominic Sewela. But there’s the small matter of a big shareholder who wants more…
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Realising its empowerment promises is still dependent on a major shareholder accepting the Barlow CEO’s buyout bid…
Anatomy of an abandoned merger
Sun International, Peermont, intervenor Tsogo and their legal teams are to blame for an abandoned deal. Not the competition authorities…
Sun sets on Peermont bid
The Competition Tribunal was due to hear the Sun International-Peermont matter in August. A postponement has seen the parties call off the deal…
Barloworld: Newco needs more time
The Newco consortium has requested a postponement from the Competition Tribunal. An employee share ownership plan may be the reason…
Barloworld bid moves forward
Newco has waived the 90% acceptance condition attached to its R120-a-share bid for Barloworld…
Is the Barloworld deal good to go?
The Barloworld deal has not only been processed speedily – it looks set to be approved without onerous conditions…
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