Editor's Note

by Marylou Greig

​​

M&A Rankings H1 2026

​

M&A Analysis H1 2026

​

M&A In Numbers H1 2026

​

GCF Rankings H1 2026

​

GCF Analysis H1 2026​

​

Biggest Deals H1 2026

​

Unlisted Rankings H1 2026

​​​​

Pathfinders Networking Event 30 July 2026

Sponsored by Webber Wentzel 

​

THORTS

​

The holding company discount: Sum-of-the-parts value and the case for structural change

by Bhargav Desai and Sibongakonke Kheswa | PSG Capital

​

The invisible merger: Higher thresholds, high-value start-ups, and the potential blind spot in South African merger control

by Heather Irvine and Nicholas De Decker | Bowmans 

​

The next chapter: How Glenart found a global growth partner

by Anthony McCardle | Benchmark International

​

Save the hostilities for Christmas dinner:
The difficulties with hostile takeovers in South Africa

by Ian Hayes, Yaniv Kleitman and Keagan Hyslop | Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

​

CANAL+’s JSE listing deepens South Africa’s capital markets

by Richard Stout | Standard Bank 

​

The Great Simplification: Why focus has become the new currency of value creation in consumer packaged goods

by Cara Pardini, Brendan Grundlingh, and Gareth Armstrong | RMB

​

The effect of ESOPs on the Competition Commission of SA’s transformation goals

by Shawn van der Meulen, Gina Lodolo, and Nicole Araujo | Webber Wentzel

​

Why your dispute resolution clause is as critical as the deal itself

by Jonathan Barnes and Samantha Mason | Bowmans​​​​​​