Mergers
latest news & developments
Mergers without borders are emerging, led by changes to African nations’ laws and regional bodies
The continent’s regional regulators are building frameworks to simplify cross-border compliance and national authorities are adapting laws to support these ambitions
‘Two-player fibre industry is not good for competition’
Experts say a Vodacom-Maziv marriage would make the entity dominant in the market
Despite M&A uptick, many investors still on the fence
How land reform will be achieved in South Africa continues to limit near-term investment
Mergers and acquisitions in a tough economic time
Often, owners of struggling businesses agree gladly to being bought out
SA airlines already working together amid merger talks — Gordhan
South Africa has been abuzz with the potential consequences of merging Mango Airlines with SA Express and South African Airways
Bottling merger worries smaller beverage firms
Smaller firms are concerned that SABMiller’s merger with a Coca-Cola division to form CCBSA may freeze them out of shelf space at retailers.
Surge in mergers and acquisitions proves Africa’s allure
The past decade has been a period of unprecedented growth for Africa.
PwC announces conditional merger with consultancy group
PricewaterhouseCoopers has announced that it has signed a conditional merger with corporate consultancy group Booz & Co.
Big growth spurt in Africa deals
Latest figures show investors are positive about doing business on the continent.
Ministers clear the air on Medunsa
The ministers of health and higher education held a press briefing on Thursday to explain remarks by Julius Malema regarding Medunsa.
Bharti, MTN call off tie-up talks
Bharti Airtel said late on Wednesday it and MTN had called off tie-up talks because the SA government would not accept the deal in its current form.
Govt has reservations over possible Anglo merger
The government seems set to oppose a possible merger between mining giants Anglo American and Xstrata, it emerged on Tuesday.
Competition Tribunal approves Aquarius Platinum merger
The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday said it had approved the merger of Aquarius Platinum, Rustenburg Platinum Mines and First Platinum.
Vodacom and Vodafone merger gets nod
The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday unconditionally approved the merger between cellphone companies Vodacom and Vodafone.
Commission approves Vodafone-Vodacom merger
The Competition Commission has recommended the approval of the proposed large merger between Vodafone and Vodacom, it said on Monday.