Webber Wentzel and Linklaters are ending their alliance, reflecting a wider shift away from exclusive global legal partnerships
Purple’s first major offshore deal could move the owner of South Africa’s largest retail trading platform from the AI C-league to the A-league
Gareth Penny is tipped to acquire De Beers, but reviving the diamond market may prove harder than buying it
The PIC-backed R2.26bn buyout of Balwin Properties was overdue. Its long-cycle model was never well matched to public-market expectations
Investec Equities has downgraded Mr Price on the deeply-disliked NKD purchase, even as the bank lauds its role in a ‘successful transaction’
The RMH circular is out, and an independent board is urging shareholders to accept the offer
Has South Africa become a failed proposition for international law firms?
Analysts remain dubious that Mr Price can magic growth out of its German acquisition after years of poor performance
A consortium led by former CEO Gareth Penny has been tipped as the frontrunner to buy diamond miner De Beers
Minority investors holding 22% of RMH shares say they will not sell to Atterbury’s Louis van der Watt and the WeBuyCars founders at 47c a share
Will Anglo American settle its corporate identity crisis by becoming Canadian?
The state of the market and specialist nature of the business make sale of the diamond producer more difficult
The number of failed foreign ventures is legion. So why do successful local businesses keep going offshore?
The chances of forcing a vote on its purchase of German retailer NKD look slim – but one fund manager is doing its best for shareholders
The purchase of Kenya’s NCBA may give Nedbank a fast entry into East Africa, but analysts question the price and potential impact on shareholder returns
A Rio Tinto-Glencore tie-up would create the world’s biggest mining company. But odds of a merger between the two companies are touch and go
The takeover regulation panel has taken a dim view of Novus’s acquisition of Mustek. The company is pushing back
The vote for the Anglo American-Teck deal would have been unthinkable 18 months ago. But it gives the mining house a future many thought impossible
Hedge fund 36ONE Asset Management has written to chair Nigel Payne to register ‘serious concerns’ and requested a meeting to discuss the deal
The market has good reason to be sceptical that Mr Price’s offshore push isn’t yet another waste of money waiting to happen
