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| | Friday 16 July 2021 | |
| | Good morning Voornaam,
Well done. You've made it to the end of a week that looked more like a video game than real life.
Amidst the chaos, there was opportunity on the markets this week. A weakening of the rand was good news for the rand hedges, which includes commodity stocks and companies like Karooooo, which I've been holding since around September last year.
The likes of Massmart had an incredibly tough week both on the market and in real life. The management team seems to have reassured staff that the company remains committed to South Africa, which will come as a relief to the 45,000 employees in the group.
The big story on the JSE yesterday was the announcement by Standard Bank that an offer is being made to buy the remaining shares in Liberty that the bank doesn't already own. This is an interesting play by the bank to fully integrate a so-called bancassurance model. However, it means that yet another listing is likely to be lost to the JSE.
The property funds kept the SENS machine busy yesterday as well, with numerous funds releasing updates on damages to malls and other properties. I've summarised the latest set of announcements in a single article.
To end off the week in the usual way, DealMakers gives us a summary of the M&A activity on the market this week.
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That's all, folks. We made it. Only just.
"Stay home and stay safe" took on new meaning this week.
The Finance Ghost
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| | Local and Offshore Market News | |
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| | Standard Bank taking Liberty
Standard Bank has made a meaty offer to buy the rest of Liberty, in a deal welcomed by major Liberty shareholders. Read More |
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| | Property updates keep coming
Redefine, Fairvest, Exemplar, Stor-Age, Safari, Oasis Crescent and Indluplace have all given damage updates. Read More |
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| | Who's doing what this week in the South African M&A space?
Weekly summary of Merger & Acquisition activity by South African companies Read More |
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| | Who's doing what in the African M&A space?
Weekly summary of all Merger & Acquisition activity from across Africa (excluding South Africa) Read More |
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| | Weekly corporate finance activity by SA exchange-listed companies
Weekly summary of corporate finance activity by South African exchange listed companies Read More |
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| | Company Notices and Announcements | |
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| | Datatec Limited >> Standard Bank Group Limited >> | |
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