Nedbank’s R13.9bn Kenya bet: Growth or risk?
Kokkie Kooyman, executive director of Denker Capital, explains the significance of this transaction, the growth opportunities available and the state of financial services development on the continent.
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Nedbank CIB helps structure Harmony’s $1.25bn financing for international growth
Multi-currency, sustainability-linked facilities bring Harmony’s South African and Australian financing needs into a single structure as the miner expands into copper.
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acquisitions | biotech | drugmakers | Eli Lilly | GLP-1 | Otto1890
Look beyond the healthcare headline
The sector may have lagged, but strong performance in biotech and pharma shows why healthcare deserves a closer look.
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acquisitions | AI in investment | asset managers | concentration of market power | emerging markets | SAFM Market Update
Global acquisitions power Ninety One’s growth
CEO Hendrik du Toit comments on solid growth despite geopolitical challenges slowing second-half inflows, touching on AI investment risks, a Sanlam acquisition, the launch of Ninety One Asia, and its increased share buyback programme.
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Canal+ frees up R1.5bn for potential growth opportunities
Mudiwa Gavaza – Tech Analyst, Business Day
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Economist Dawie Roodt says Competition Commission must be closed in South Africa
The Efficient Group chief economist believes the Competition Commission does not truly understand how business competition functions.
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Prosus’s big expansion in France
The acquisition of La Centrale signals an entrance into Western Europe and grows the Prosus portfolio by €1.1bn.
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FirstRand takes selective approach as Africa expansion heats up
International banks pulling back from Africa leave space for local groups like FirstRand to expand.
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R700m in acquisitions for Dipula, including Soweto’s Protea Gardens Mall
As group extends its presence in the burgeoning township retail market.