Price elastic ain’t fantastic
A company with rapidly rising input costs and little ability to pass price increases on to consumers is a sitting duck.
After the Bell: A narrative walks into a bar
Distressed assets are like old people at a party. People are polite to them but don’t want to mingle with them.
Business rescue: securing creditors’ rights and employee claims in a post-rescue world
It is crucial, in the wake of a rescue, to protect the interests of secured creditors without unfairly penalising workers.
Middle to high-income earners are driving a recovery in SA
New BER Surveys on economic recovery in SA show the hotel and restaurant sector are the happiest they’ve been since Q1:2014
Can we survive more interest rate hikes?
Bank Zero chair Michael Jordaan insists it’s in our power as SA to grow at 5% a year. We’ve just got to make some hard decisions
‘Give them hell’: Steinhoff shareholders reject debt restructuring deal
Steinhoff’s future hangs in the balance after shareholders voted against a debt restructuring deal, substantially raising the prospect of liquidation
Business rescue grows in relevance as SA practitioners increase
Since the introduction of business rescue to SA law in 2011 a constant stream of BRPs has been licensed each year.
Even in the dark, South Africa continues to surprise
Down, not out. Early economic data for January offers a glimmer of hope that SA may yet avoid a technical recession,
SA offers ‘winning formula’ for private equity investors, says Ethos
Peter Hayward-Butt, CEO at Ethos Private Equity, an investor in Brait, Virgin Active and TymeBank, still sees solid investment opportunities in SA at cut-rate prices