South Africa’s Gold Fields Rebuffed in US$27 Billion Australian Gold Bid
The Gold Fields bid for Australia's Northern Star, worth US$27 billion, was rejected as opportunistic on 28 September; Gold Fields...
September 29, 2026Topic
mergers and acquisitions
Singapore’s Banyan Group to Buy 70% of South African Safari Group Newmark
Banyan Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Cape Town-based Newmark Hotels & Reserves, valuing the safari operator...
September 21, 2026
Shoprite Buys South Africa’s Largest Coffee Chain
Shoprite has agreed to acquire all of Vida e Caffè, about 400 outlets across Africa. No price was disclosed. A...
September 13, 2026
FirstRand Shareholders Could See US$2 Billion Windfall From Aldermore Sale
FirstRand shareholders could see a R35 billion windfall from the Aldermore sale, though the figure is not independently confirmed by...
September 11, 2026
Razon’s ICTSI Buys a Southern African Cargo-Handling Group
ICTSI agreed on 28 August to buy TLG, a port and cargo-handling group in South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia, months...
September 2, 2026
A Platinum Approach in South Africa Could Lead the World
A South African platinum merger is in play after an approach to Northam, whose operating profit rose 293% and whose...
September 1, 2026
Kenya Overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s Biggest Market for Deals
The Kenya M&A market jumped 670.5% to US$1.44bn in H1 2026 while Nigeria's fell 88.9% to US$105.8m, on new DealMakers...
September 1, 2026
Nedbank Cleared to Buy Two Thirds of Kenya’s NCBA for US$842 Million
Kenya's central bank has approved Nedbank's R13.9 billion (US$842 million) acquisition of up to 66% of NCBA Group. What shareholders...
September 1, 2026
An Angolan Company Just Took Chevron’s Oil Blocks From a London Bidder
Alberto Almeida de Sousa's Etu Energias is buying Chevron's stakes in Angola Blocks 14 and 14K for US$260 million, displacing...
September 1, 2026