M&A Analysis

Chevron Nigeria Holdings, a subsidiary of US major Chevron, has completed the sale of its retail assets in Nigeria (as well as Benin, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire and... 2009-03-25

The head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), Shokri Ghanem, has confirmed that the state-owned company will exercise its right of refusal to buy Canada's Verenex Energy. The... 2009-03-25

True to CFW's expectation that gold miners would continue to attract investors in the current financial climate as they turn to the precious metal as a safe haven, infamous hedge... 2009-03-18

Many observers of the African telecoms industry are expecting to see a significant amount of consolidation this year, and the South African market is no exception. Both Telkom - the... 2009-03-11

UAE based food manufacturer and marketer the IFFCO Group has bought a US$90mn stake in beef production firm the Australian Agricultural Company (AAC). Arab investment in agricultural... 2009-03-10

Tiger Brands, one of South Africa's leading branded food companies, has ended negotiations with domestic rival AVI after failing to reach an agreement. BMI reported in February 2009... 2009-03-06

In a major coup, South Africa's leading wine and spirits producer Distell has acquired French cognac label Bisquit, one of the world's biggest brandy producers for ZAR405.3mn (US$39.1mn.... 2009-03-03

Abu Dhabi's state-owned National Energy Company (TAQA) has announced that it has acquired a 50% stake in the Caribbean energy portfolio of Japanese trading major Marubeni, in a bid... 2009-02-20

Kuwait's banking sector crisis is ongoing despite the government's bail-out, fiscal stimulus and its sovereign wealth fund agreeing to provide liquidity to banks. The National Bank... 2009-02-11

Swedish independent explorer Lundin Petroleum has announced the sale of its African subsidiaries Lundin East Africa and Lundin Kenya to Canada's Africa Oil. Lundin East Africa holds... 2009-02-06