Uganda

Ophir is paying a steep premium of 62% for Dominion Petroleum. Nevertheless, we see the takeover as a very positive first step following Ophir's July IPO. Dominion's frontier East Africa-focused... 2011-10-13

iWay Africa, a South African internet company and subsidiary of fixed-line incumbent Telkom SA, has completed the acquisition of Ugandan ISP Afsat Communications for an undisclosed... 2011-08-11

India-based conglomerate Essar Group may be looking to exit the African telecoms market, according to reports in local newspaper The Economic Times, citing sources familiar with... 2011-06-15

Diageo's core East Africa-region subsidiary East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is to sell 10% of a 20% equity stake it holds in SABMiller's Tanzanian operation Tanzania Breweries... 2010-10-12

SABMiller has acquired Uganda's market leading bottler water manufacturer Rwenzori Bottled Water Limited as part of a wider group strategy to strengthen its non-alcoholic portfolio... 2010-02-17

Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest.... 2009-10-14

To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger... 2009-07-28