MultiChoice’s run as a public company is drawing to a close, with its ticker set to blink for the last time on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. The end came not with drama, but with a legal formality – a so-called “squeeze-out”. Groupe Canal+, the French media giant that had been circling MultiChoice for years, crossed…
Optasia’s plans to list on the JSE could see the company valued at up to R23.5-billion in its public market debut. In a pre-listing statement on Monday, Optasia, whose backers include investor Michael Jordaan, outlined its intention to price its initial share offer at between R15.50 and R19/share. The number of shares on offer will…
Canal+ plans to acquire all remaining MultiChoice shares after more than 90% of shareholders accepted its offer, triggering a compulsory buyout.
Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada. Image: Supplied Optasia, a fintech company partly owned by Ethos Capital, plans to list on the JSE and raise up to R6.3-billion by selling a combination of new and existing shares. The company, which operates AI-powered financial services in 38 countries, will raise about R1.3-billion in a lsiting and also hold…
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange listing will help Cell C clean up its balance sheet. Cell C, South Africa’s fourth largest mobile operator, says its planned listing on the JSE will help the company get out of most of its R14 billion debt and increase its profile and credibility. This was the word from CEO Jorge…
Valdene Reddy JSE CEO Leila Fourie is to retire early next year after nearly six-and-a-half years at the helm and will be succeeded by the head of the bourse’s capital markets, Valdene Reddy, the group said on Thursday. Reddy’s appointment is effective from 1 April 2026, it said in a statement. She has been with…
Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada Technology-driven microfinancing specialist Optasia, which on Wednesday announced its intention to list on the JSE, aims to undertake a primary issuance worth about R1.3-billion to support organic growth and acquisitions. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview on Wednesday, Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada said the listing is meant to raise capital to…
Fintech firm Optasia has set sights on listing on the JSE. Financial technology (fintech) firm Optasia has set sights on listing on the JSE. In a statement today, the company announced it is proposing to undertake a primary issuance of approximately R1.3 billion ($75 million equivalent) to support growth, both organically and through future potential…
Metrofile Holdings will be acquired by a special purpose company wholly owned by Mango Holding in a cash-for-shares transaction that values the group at R3.25/share. The deal and offer price, announced to shareholders on Wednesday through the JSE’s stock exchange news service, represents a substantial premium to Metrofile’s share price before talks became public. Mango…
Risk Insights had a deal with the JSE to use AI-powered rating tools to advance ESG reporting for listed companies. The dispute between Risk Insights and the JSE is intensifying, with both parties giving conflicting accounts over the status of a contractual relationship. The disagreement comes amid scrutiny of Risk Insights founder Anushka Bogdanov’s claimed…
