Rob Bergman explores the opportunities of Series B and C funding on the continent. Rob is a Corporate Finance Principal at investment banking firm Bravura, which has won the Best…
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Bravura has been named the Best Independent Advisory Firm for South Africa in the 2021 Africa Global Funds Service Providers Awards (AGF). This is the third consecutive year that Bravura…
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Bravura is honoured to have been shortlisted in three categories in this year's AGF awards: Advisory services - Private Equity: Bravura has been shortlisted in this category along with Verdant Capital and Ibis…
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In what can be seen as a victory for the Minerals Council of South Africa, the Gauteng High Court (“the Court”) ruled this week against the Minister of Mineral and…
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In February this year, Trade, Industry & Competition minister Ebrahim Patel, commented that broad-based ownership schemes were genuine broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE), a position at odds with the B-BBEE…
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The South African Competition Commission recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the proposed acquisition of Burger King South Africa by private equity fund ECP Africa be prohibited. ECP Africa intended…
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On 18 May 2021, a gazetted practice note was published by Minister Ebrahim Patel of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in terms of the B-BBEE Act, 2003: Rules…
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Trade, industry & competition minister, Ebrahim Patel, briefed the media as part of the announcement of the Coca-Cola Beverages Employee B-BBEE Ownership Scheme in the first week of February 2021.…
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On 20 October 2020, the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Commission sent an unflinching message to those entities attempting to circumvent their transformation responsibilities: there is zero tolerance for entities involved…
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Despite the projected 3% contraction in Africa’s GDP in 2020 (IMF) followed by modest recovery next year, there remain unmatched investment returns on the continent. To take advantage, investors need…
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