Solar Industries agrees R21.8bn acquisition of South Africa’s Omnia
Indian industrial explosives manufacturer Solar Industries India Ltd has agreed to acquire South African chemicals and ...
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Standard Bank completes R2.1 billion sale of Twizza to Varun Beverages
Standard Bank has confirmed the completion of a R2.1 billion transaction involving the sale of South ...
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PepsiCo Bottler Varun Beverages Moves to Acquire South African Producer Twizza
Varun Beverages Ltd, the largest bottler of PepsiCo products outside the United States, is advancing its ...
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LONG READ: Anglo’s Final Move: The $60bn Merger Redrawing Africa’s Mining Map
The proposed $60 billion combination between Anglo American and Canada’s Teck Resources has emerged as one ...
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Coca-Cola HBC to Acquire Majority Stake in Africa Bottling Unit for $2.6 Billion
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca-Cola HBC) has announced a landmark agreement to acquire a 75 per ...
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Vunani and Sentio Capital Merge to Form USD 3.48 Billion Asset Management Entity
Vunani Limited, a Johannesburg-based diversified financial services company, has finalised the merger between its fund management ...
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UK Regulator Opens Inquiry into Norcros’s GBP45 Million Acquisition of Norway’s Fibo
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally launched a merger inquiry into the proposed ...
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SS&C Technologies to Acquire Curo Fund Services in Strategic Expansion into South Africa
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) has announced an agreement to acquire Curo Fund Services, a ...
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Nampak Zimbabwe Moves Closer to Majority Stake Sale to TSL Limited
Nampak Zimbabwe Limited has issued a further cautionary announcement regarding the planned divestment of a controlling ...
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Vodacom Decides Against Pursuing Further M&A Deals Following Blocked Maziv Merger
South Africa's largest telecommunications provider, Vodacom, has announced it will refrain from pursuing additional mergers and ...
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