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Markets
PwC Acquires Booz & Co.
today announced Booz & Company has officially joined its 157-country network of firms. Following the completion of all regulatory approvals for the acquisition, Booz & Company is now to be called Strategy& (pronounced Strategy and).
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Finance
Bob Diamond Invests In Africa’s Financial Services Sector.
Former Chief Executive Officer of Barclays Bank, UK, Bob Diamond has acquired ABC Holdings Ltd. (BancABC) and ADC African Development Corp. in a deal worth $265 million, through his investment company, Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Ltd.
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Markets
Atlas Mara Set To Take Over Rwandan Bank.
Investment firm, Atlas Mara has continued its interest in Africa’s financial services sector with plans to take over state-owned Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD), as it seeks to build a financial services firm with a...
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Real Estate
Top 5 Real Estate Opportunities In Sub-Saharan Africa.
A real estate boom is a natural byproduct of emerging market growth via rapid urbanization and expanding middle classes.
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Markets
Oando Sells Gas Business To Seven Energy For $250m.
Oando Plc, Nigeria’s leading indigenous oil and gas operator, has sold its gas subsidiary business, East Horizon Gas Company to (EHGC) to Seven Energy, one of the country’s foremost gas processing firms.
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Real Estate
Marriot To Open 30 New Hotels In South Africa.
Africa’s largest hotel chain, Marriot international says it plans to open 30 new hotels in South Africa in the next six years, as part of its expansion plan across the continent.
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Mining & Construction
Holcim, Lafarge Merger To Form World’s Biggest Cement Company.
The global construction industry is poised for a major shake up as Swiss cement maker Holcim announces merger plans with Lafarge, to create the world’s biggest cement manufacturing company.
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Markets
Sanlam Plans To Increase Acquisitions In Africa.
South African insurance company Sanlam says it plans to finalize three or four acquisitions in other African countries this year, as a strategy to gain entrance into faster-growing economies.
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Markets
PNB Paribas Acquires South African Lender.
The South African unit of BNP Paribas – a French-based lender with a focus on emerging markets – has acquired 100 percent of South Africa’s provider of unsecured loans, RCS, for R2.6 billion ($250m) in...
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Business
Britam Eyes $3.5m Stake In Nigerian Company.
Kenyan financial services company, Britam is considering acquiring a 30 percent stake in Continental Re Kenya Ltd., in a deal said to be worth Sh300 million ($3.5 million), local news platform, Business Daily quoted “reliable sources”...