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Accept the WeBuyRMH bid, says independent board 

The RMH circular is out, and an independent board is urging shareholders to accept the offer

Banks pac-man. Currency collage

The bank deal that isn’t. Really. But what if …? 

Don’t get excited by the Standard Bank stakes in Nedbank and Investec. But SA may not be immune to a new wave of banking mergers

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Inside the scramble for copper: can prices rise another 50%? 

The stars have aligned for copper producers as AI, housing and green energy demand collide with a supply crunch

Mr Price. Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle

Dreadful déjà vu as Mr Price goes large

The market has good reason to be sceptical that Mr Price’s offshore push isn’t yet another waste of money waiting to happen

Barloworld. Image by Currency News

Opposition to Barloworld’s R120 bid crumbles – finally

The holdout investor wanting more from Barloworld’s bidders has finally thrown in the towel. But can the consortium get the 90% acceptance it wants?

Barloworld

Wait, Barloworld, what?

It appears there no provision for a dividend-related deduction from the standby offer – which could cost Barloworld’s buyers a further R175m

Barloworld loading. currency collage

Barloworld’s bulldozer bid is on the home stretch  

The complicated and controversial bid to buy JSE stalwart Barloworld is all over, bar a final upset from dissenting shareholder Silchester

Barloworld

Barloworld buyout a step closer as PIC caves 

The PIC’s thrown its weight behind a Barloworld buyout thanks to a new BEE sweetener

Barloworld and MultiChoice: cash havens or bear traps?

Why Barloworld, MultiChoice and Bell haven’t provided the investor cover you might expect in a wholesale market sell-off

Barloworld CEO Dominic Sewela.

The great Barloworld gambit

The first sign the company was in play came in April. But it gave no indication CEO Dominic Sewela was a key player as a potential buyer