Benzinga

APRIL 18, 2023

's (NASDAQ: MSFT ) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI ) has taken a significant step forward as the Competition Commission of South Africa (CCSA) has given its approval for the deal. Microsoft Corp.'s As per Insider Gaming, the announcement was made on Monday during the commission's regular meeting results.

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Mckinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Innovations, entrepreneurs, and capital are reshaping Africa’s fast-growing electronic-payments landscape with solutions for consumers and businesses alike.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

It is possible to address Africa’s large and growing energy needs while simultaneously transitioning to sustainable energy production on the continent.

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Benzinga

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. The Touchsides and Kazang businesses are highly complementary, and the acquisition is expected to significantly expand Kazang's footprint in the tavern industry in South Africa's informal market. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lesaka Technologies, Inc. million transactions per day.

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Mckinsey and Company

AUGUST 28, 2022

Africa’s fintech industry is coming of age. In the face of political and economic challenges and a global pandemic, fintech on the continent is booming. Here’s what comes next.

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Mckinsey and Company

JUNE 3, 2022

In Africa, fintechs are helping to drive forward key strategic priorities such as financial inclusion - as well as make the established banking players reinvigorate innovation. We talk to Andy Jury, the CEO of Mukuru about the potential of this sector.

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Equidam

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

They use capacity building, process optimization and a diverse team of international experts to help founders scale their operations and their business across Africa and beyond. We focus on Sub-Saharan and Northern Africa with particular interest in Egypt, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana.

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Mckinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Africa’s fintech start-ups are leveraging mobile technology and innovative platforms to transform digital banking. We spoke with Ashraf Sabry, founder and CEO of Fawry, about the sector’s potential.

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Benzinga

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

(NASDAQ: EEFT ) and a global leader in the cross-border money transfer industry, today announced its acquisition of Sikhona Forex (Pty) Ltd , one of the leading money transfer operators in South Africa. The agreement was extended to include inbound bank deposits in 2020 and inbound cash pick up at nearly 15,000 locations in January 2021.

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Mckinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Africa’s fintech industry has rapidly expanded, and traditional financial institutions have faced intense competition as a result. MFS Africa’s founder and CEO discusses the sector’s growing potential.

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Benzinga

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

BYC, headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, is a rapidly growing global BPO, delivering exceptional Quality-Assurance-as-a-Service (QAaaS) services to a diverse base of over 25 marquee South African, Australian, and United Kingdom enterprise clients. The BYC acquisition includes BYC's Byron Yeats Consulting division.

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Appraisal Rights

OCTOBER 1, 2019

While South African appraisal law obviously has its own twists and turns (and note that Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP does not practice in South Africa), some of the procedural aspects of this case harken to a little noticed provision of Delaware appraisal law: the “60 day option.” RKS does not practice in South Africa.

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Financial Times M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Proposal that values MultiChoice at $2.5bn aims to build rival to Netflix in world’s fastest-growing streaming market

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IVSC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I look forward to working with my fellow Trustees, staff and board members at the IVSC to support the development of valuation standards and advocate for their adoption, particularly in Africa. As its first CEO, he led CMA’s and the capital markets industry’s growth not only in Uganda but also in the Africa and Middle East region.

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 25, 2024

The world’s biggest miner faces fraught politics and complicated history weeks before key general elections

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Mckinsey and Company

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Amid rising costs and increasing demand for raw materials, African companies may need to pull every available lever to maximize procurement efficiency.

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Benzinga

APRIL 5, 2022

Millicom (Tigo) completes multi-year Africa exit with Tanzania sale. Luxembourg, April 5 , 20 22 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. NASDAQ: TIGO ) announces that it has completed the transaction announced on April 19, 2021 for the sale of its operation in Tanzania to a consortium led by Axian, a pan-African group.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

This is supported by 61 figures and 45 tables, providing comparative information for all 38 OECD members as well as important emerging economies including Argentina; Brazil; the People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong (China); India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Peru; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; and South Africa. more…)

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Business Wire M&A

MARCH 2, 2023

Founded in 2014 by Charlie Topp, Caley Energy FZCO is a leading provider of specialist equipment and personnel to the major service providers of the process and pipeline industry throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Caspian region. “We

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Appraisal Rights

MARCH 1, 2019

CDH notes that (like in Delaware) in South Africa, appraisal rights are available for many major corporate acts; that the process for seeking appraisal is technical and formalistic; and that the fair value determination is timed to when the applicable resolution about the corporate action was approved.

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Benzinga

APRIL 1, 2024

NASDAQ: SGRP ) shares are trading higher after the company reported fourth-quarter financial results and announced the sale of its interest in South Africa and Brazil for roughly $22 million. SPAR Group, Inc. The company reported an adjusted EPS of $0.11, higher than $0.02 a year ago and above the consensus of $(0.01). Sales of $65.10

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Mckinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

How governments, development partners, and private-sector stakeholders can build an enabling ecosystem for electric vehicles in the region.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 27, 2023

South African health care provider Mediclinic said Monday it has received all the merger control approvals for its £3.7 billion ($4.5 billion) takeover by investors including its biggest shareholder Remgro, in a deal guided by Linklaters, Slaughter and May, and Freshfields.

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Mckinsey and Company

JUNE 22, 2022

Africa’s climate resilience can be strengthened by redefining its economic model to leverage natural capital and designing financial systems to redirect critical nature-based investments.

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Mckinsey and Company

JULY 12, 2023

From growing up in a small village in turbulent post colonialist Guinea-Bissau to a career at the United Nations, a leading African development economist talks about his belief in pan-Africanism and multilateralism.

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Benzinga

MAY 8, 2023

The acquisition of Chesser will expand Fortuna's presence in West Africa to include the preliminary economic assessment stage Diamba Sud Gold Project ( "Diamba Sud" ) in Senegal, one of the new and emerging gold discoveries in the region. of the issued and outstanding Fortuna Shares on an undiluted basis.

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Mckinsey and Company

MAY 24, 2023

Fintech in the Middle East and North Africa is burgeoning, thanks to funding increases and revised licensing regimes. Sustaining growth will require concerted effort by businesses and governments.

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Law 360 M&A

MAY 9, 2023

Canada's Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. has agreed to purchase Australian mining company Chesser Resources Ltd. in a deal valued at approximately $89 million Australian dollars ($60.2 million).

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Benzinga

APRIL 17, 2024

Also Read: After The EU, Microsoft Faces Cloud Computing Antitrust Scrutiny in South Africa However, the EU typically. The decision follows scrutiny sparked by revelations of Microsoft’s close relationship with the ChatGPT developer, leading to a review under the EU’s merger regulation, Bloomberg cites familiar sources.

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Mckinsey and Company

JULY 26, 2022

Stakeholders can consider a range of bold initiatives to transform education and create new opportunities for youth in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan.

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Appraisal Rights

JUNE 19, 2018

Lowenstein Sandler LLP does not practice in South Africa and does not provide advice on South African law. The South African court rejected this argument, finding that the investor has appraisal rights and thus may continue his appraisal claim. The content of this post is derived from press accounts about the case.

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Benzinga

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Shell plc (NYSE: SHEL ) has made its first power sector acquisition in Africa by purchasing a renewable energy provider, Daystar Power. Daystar operates in Nigeria, Ghana, and three other countries across west Africa.

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Benchmark Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Benchmark International is proud to announce its headline sponsorship of The 2024 SAVCA Private Equity Conference: “Synergy with Collaboration” on February 27 th and 28 th at the prestigious Cavalli Estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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Mckinsey and Company

JUNE 6, 2022

A senior partner in McKinsey’s Johannesburg office and chairman of the firm’s Africa region shares his views on purpose, untraditional paths, and why people must be not only good mentors but also good protégés.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 28, 2022

Climate related shareholder proposals were seen in 14 markets in 2021—Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States—compared to 12 markets in 2020. percent support in 2021.

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Mckinsey and Company

MAY 18, 2022

The World Trade Organization’s first African—and first female—director-general reflects on the impact of the pandemic on trade, the imperative to ensure that vaccines reach Africa and other emerging economies, and how to ensure that trade is more inclusive in the years ahead.

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Benzinga

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Galiano Gold (TSX: GAU ) is set to own 90% of one of the largest gold mines in West Africa. What Happened : The company committed to acquiring a 45% stake in the Asanko gold mine for $170 (C$225) million. The Government of Ghana holds the remaining 10% stake. On the sell side is Galiano’s joint venture partner, Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI ).

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