Inside the TRP’s scorching judgment of Novus’s R750m Mustek deal
The takeover regulation panel has taken a dim view of Novus’s acquisition of Mustek. The company is pushing back…
Suggestions
Duncan Wanblad’s unlikely reinvention of Anglo American
The vote for the Anglo American-Teck deal would have been unthinkable 18 months ago. But it gives the mining house a future many thought…
Mr Price faces shareholder revolt over R9.6bn NKD purchase
Hedge fund 36ONE Asset Management has written to chair Nigel Payne to register ‘serious concerns’ and requested a meeting to discuss the deal…
Dreadful déjà vu as Mr Price goes large
The market has good reason to be sceptical that Mr Price’s offshore push isn’t yet another waste of money waiting to happen…
Atterbury plays it cool on RMH buyout
RMH says it had no choice but to take a write-down on its stake in Atterbury, even as shareholders gear up for a fight…
Atterbury’s bid to delist RMH is no sure thing
Atterbury, which is in talks to buy RMH, may have to stump up more than the company’s net asset value if it wants to…
Why Canada wants Anglo for itself
Analysts have scotched rumours that Anglo American will be forced to redomicile itself in Canada, though pressure from Ottawa is on…
Barloworld’s unceremonious exit from the JSE
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…
Inside the strange and brilliant sale of De Beers
Despite a rough few years for diamond miners, Currency understands that Anglo has at least eight suitors for its historic De Beers business…
How Old Mutual’s new boss stitched up R1.87bn 10X takeover
After a listless decade, Old Mutual has ramped up its ambitions, big time…
Most Read
R1,000 for every South African baby? Sarupen thinks it could work
Purple CEO Charles Savage says South Africa could launch its…
Show ponies, thoroughbreds and bucking broncos: Our 2026 stock picks
This is the Year of the Horse. Team Currency has…
Discovery, humbled by poor crisis management, does a U-turn
Discovery’s ham-fisted efforts to recoup money paid in error to…
Wild cards for your wallet: Buyer beware!
Lithium, uranium, rare earths, fast cars and magazines: these companies…
