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Opportunities for Private Equity in Business Rescue
The role of private equity in business rescue and restructuring is to return companies to a healthy position of solvency.
Steinhoff shareholders reject restructuring
Almost 90% of Steinhoff shareholders have rejected the restructuring deal that aimed to prevent bankruptcy
Eskom bailout legislation passes in the House
Eskom received parliamentary approval for its R254bn bailout after the House
Load shedding may be boosting Famous Brands, but it expects tough times ahead
Following Covid, load shedding is creating another new round of economic stress for SA businesses
South Africa’s biggest retailer now has enough solar panels
Shoprite says it aims to power 25% of its operations with renewables in the next five years and to meet emission reduction targets
Podcast: Mega malls up for sale in Rebosis business rescue
Rebosis Property Fund, the first major black-owned REIT to list on the JSE over a decade ago, is in business rescue.
The Finance Ghost: Pain for Transaction Capital and Quantum shareholders
Running a business during load shedding is like trying to run a marathon on the potholed Joburg roads
Buffett and Munger — the would-be heroes of Cape Town
Opportunities in business turnaround. Did you know Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway was founded on a corporate turnaround
Orthogonal tactics to try to save a sinking ship
Orthogonal interpretation of the legislation to try to rescue (every pun intended) the business rescue of a company.
Firefight is replacing foresight for corporate South Africa
PwC’s 2023 Global CEO Survey has found ±60% of global executives are focused on reinventing their businesses for the future.
Sasria rules out unrest claims if power grid collapses
Sasria has joined private insurers in preparing for a potential total collapse of the national electricity grid.
SA’s biggest chicken producer Astral warns of earnings crash
The twin calamity of higher input costs and load shedding, which could not pass on to consumers, is coming home to roost for SA’s chicken industry.
SA business should reboot for growth
SA isn’t a failed state – but it’s severely strained and fragile, and gearing companies for growth starts with implementing a trinity of structural business elements
SA Wine will now drive the country’s multibillion-rand industry
SA Wine now is the entity representing both producer and trade interests of the SA wine industry.