🔒 WORLDVIEW: Why corporate managers’ favourite “silver bullet” actually a dud
Confused managers are especially vulnerable to the “silver bullet” of restructuring. But that bullet is a dud. Be warned.
Mergers and acquisitions
Samsung sees off US shareholder activist, wins acrimonious merger fight
South Korea’s dominant Samsung conglomerate – run by the country’s wealthiest family – secured shareholder approval Friday for the merger of two affiliates.
Gold mine sales on the horizon for Africa – as expected
Some of the lowest valuations in decades and rising pressure on Africa’s gold producers to restructure or perish are likely to spur a wave of acquisitions in a sector attracting a growing number of potential buyers.
Craig Martin: Is the Value Group showing value?
The performance of logistic companies, like Value Group (VLE) can be said to be linked to GDP growth, movement of goods and economic activity. Interestingly, the share price of Value Group has also been falling, having been knocked down from 700c a year ago (26 Nov 2013) to its current price of around 430c.
Craig Martin: OneLogix a hot stock amid the market mayhem
The primary business (91% of revenue) of OneLogix is actually specialised transport and logistics. So they operate in that area that is likely to enjoy the benefits of lower fuel costs.
Craig Martin: Ringing warning bell on six-bagger, small cap darling CIL
Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd (CIL) has been an interesting small-cap growth share, moved from under 500c to over 3300c over the past five years.
Corporate deals expected to return to pre-crisis levels in coming months
In a year that’s been awash with multi-billion dollar corporate deals, the number and value of mergers and acquisitions is set to grow further
Two deputies appointed to Competition Commission
Two acting deputy commissioners have been appointed to the Competition Commission, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Monday.
Gold Fields aims to cut debt by $300-m over two years
Gold Fields Ltd aims to cut its debt by $300 million over the next two years, it said on Thursday, a move that would give South Africa’s No.2 bullion miner ample headroom for potential acquisitions.
Ascendis CEO: Supporting correlation between fitness and profits
Self-serving talk about all those deals being done on the course is just plain nonsense. With few exceptions I’ve found an inverse correlation between successful business leaders and their golf handicaps. A better case might be made for a positive correlation with the leader’s general level of fitness. Ascendis CEO: Supporting correlation between fitness and profits … Read more