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The glamour and plumbing of an IPO bookbuild 

The madness of a bookbuild is a great place for retail investors to learn about the mechanics of the stock market

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Cell C, Optasia and the dependency discount

Recent weakness may reflect growing concern over companies that rely heavily on infrastructure owned by others

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SpaceX’s record IPO and the real value of business brands 

A company’s brand is no longer simply a marketing tool, as the valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX deftly shows

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SpaceX IPO: were the best seats already taken?

SpaceX’s IPO may reflect a shift in markets: research suggests public investors often buy in after the biggest gains are already made

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South African retail investors go all-in on SpaceX IPO

South African retail investors poured more than R100m into SpaceX on its first day of trading, shattering EasyEquities’ previous IPO record

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I’m going to buy SpaceX; I’m pretty sure I’ll regret it

SpaceX’s IPO looks risky, but sometimes the best stories – and the best returns – come from backing the improbable

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SpaceX: buy the rocket, ignore the smoke? 

SpaceX may not be a normal equity investment decision so much as a willing suspension of disbelief, as Musk reveals his numbers

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This is not an offer to the public. Except, it is

The contradiction of modern South African IPOs is that they manage to appear exclusionary, while legally being the opposite

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Fintech and klaar – an AI-powered unicorn for the JSE?

A company raising primary capital on the JSE is a rare thing – but Optasia reckons the local market is primed for its fintech offerings

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ASP Isotopes: hot stuff or short seller target?  

A firm that produces isotopes for semiconductors and nuclear fuel is planning a JSE listing. But a highly critical report raises questions

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Boxer heads to the ball

Boxer has endured something of a Cinderella status since it was acquired by Pick n Pay back in 2002. Its management kept a low profile at results presentations for most of the…

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Inside the Indian food IPO that delivered for Prosus

Bengaluru – India’s Silicon Valley – has been quite the wealth creator for South Africans … especially those who can swing a cricket bat. Big-hitter AB de Villiers memorably…

Pick n Pay Boxer short change small investors

How Pick n Pay shortchanged retail investors with Boxer’s IPO

A new listing on the JSE is about as rare these days as an honest ANC politician. So you’d think any company going public would want to make it, well, as public as possible.…