Activism and acquisitions on the JSE
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Adapt IT, Alexander Forbes, Bell Equipment, Imperial, Independent Expert, Mpact, Naspers, Prosus, Sanlam, Shareholder activism, Stadio, Takeover Law
- June 19, 2021
It’s been a busy few weeks in my new role as Managing Editor of InceConnect, a daily mailer that gives me the opportunity to unpack the biggest stories on the JSE. Occasionally, I get to add in some international news as well, depending how busy the JSE news flow was. Although I always tried to keep an eye on local …
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Activism and acquisitions on the JSE
It’s been a busy few weeks in my new role as Managing Editor of InceConnect, a daily mailer that gives me the opportunity to unpack the biggest stories on the JSE. Occasionally, I get to add in some international news as well, depending how busy the JSE news flow was. Although I always tried to keep an eye on local …
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The megatrends: investing in education
Imagine you held one of the first iPhones in your hands in 2007. With incredible insight into the future, you concluded that the smartphone would take over the world. Bravely backing your view, you decided to invest a sizable amount in this megatrend. If you had chosen Apple, you would be wealthy today. If you had chosen BlackBerry, you would …
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Earnings from learnings
I feel that I must apologise up-front for the annoyance of a company name in capital letters. For an education group, one might think that STADIO (see?) would know that only one capital letter is necessary. Nevertheless, that’s their brand, so STADIO it is. Perhaps they want to shout the name from the rooftops and it’s hard to blame them …
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