Kemp Munnik, head of Structured Solutions, draws attention to the swooping changes in the exchange control regulations and the subsequent tax amendments. The 2020 Budget of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
African tech start-ups have fared reasonably well regardless of the pandemic-stricken year that has collapsed and constrained numerous sectors around the globe. So says Evon Jeewan, a Corporate Finance principal…
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…
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…
Evon Jeewan, a Corporate Finance Principal at investment banking firm Bravura, suggests this is the time to pursue investment opportunities in South Africa’s agricultural sector despite the country’s challenging economic…
On 27 October 2020, Bravura was named the Best Independent Advisory Firm for South Africa. This marks the second year in a row that Bravura has been recognised in the…