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…
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Bye-bye Peermont, hello world
Sun’s decision to drop its Peermont bid is as much a sign that online gaming is where it’s at, as fatigue with South Africa’s…
A Maziv win-win?
Vodacom’s mega-merger has finally got competition approval – four years on. A history of abusing consumers is partly to blame…
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 bid moves forward
Newco has waived the 90% acceptance condition attached to its R120-a-share bid for Barloworld…
Barloworld’s CompCom boost
The Competition Commission has approved Barloworld’s controversial takeover in rapid time, but this deal’s not done yet …
Inside the Renergen ASPI deal
Renergen surprised the market with news of a proposed merger with Nasdaq-listed ASP Isotopes. It’s had a galvanising effect on the company’s shares…
Amplats does the hard sell
Anglo Platinum will leave the embrace of Anglo American in June as ‘Valterra’ – hopefully just in time for a rebound in PGM prices…
Going for a steal: Why ARC wants out
The decision to bail marks an ignominious end to what was supposed to be SA’s pre-eminent Black empowerment investment vehicle…
Barloworld surges on bidder’s chatter
Can Barloworld’s Saudi bidder avoid a collision with South Africa’s takeover rules given unguarded talk that it wants a deal done, ASAP…
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