Corporate Finance sector expertise
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Award winning team

Whether clients are seeking to expand organically or via a strategic acquisition; realise value through the sale of a business, shareholding or subsidiary; raise equity capital through a bookbuild, private placement or rights offer; perform a share buyback, whether it is a general or specific buyback or an odd-lot offer; list on or delist from a stock exchange; review debt facilities; or improve balance sheet funding efficiencies, Nedbank CIB Corporate Finance has all the experience and expertise to advise them on a range of efficient and optimal solutions to achieve their strategic objectives.

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Deep understanding of the market

The Nedbank CIB Corporate Finance team has a deep understanding of the market and a wealth of expertise and skills across various functions, with a strategic focus on fast-growing small companies, middle-market businesses and large unlisted and JSE-listed corporates. Nedbank CIB Corporate Finance supports a range of clients domestically and across Africa, and our clientele ranges from corporates, private-equity funds, financial investors and governments to private companies, family-owned businesses, and entrepreneurs. We strive to exceed our clients’ expectations while helping to fulfil their strategic goals and create value at each stage of the deal.

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Sector expertise

Nedbank CIB Corporate Finance has sector expertise across various verticals, including agriculture, automotive, consumer goods and services, diversified industrials, energy, financial services, healthcare, infrastructure, mining resources, pharmaceuticals, property and real estate, retail, technology, media and telecommunications, and transport, freight and logistics.

Our service offering include:

Corporate finance

Corporate finance

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Disposals
  • Management and employee share schemes
  • Delistings, take-privates and takeovers
  • Leveraged and management buyouts
  • BBBEE transactions and restructurings
  • Valuations and financial modelling
Equity capital markets

Equity capital markets

  • Capital raises (bookbuilds, private placements, rights offers)
  • Listings and initial public offerings (IPOs)
  • Block trades
  • Share buybacks (general, specific, odd-lot)
  • Structured equity
  • Share scheme trading services
  • Unbundling of assets
  • Underwritings
Regulatory and sponsor

Regulatory and sponsor

  • Corporate actions
  • Change of control transactions
  • Annual report reviews
  • New listings
  • JSE compliance
  • JSE equity and debt sponsor services
  • JSE Listing Requirements, Takeover Regulations, and Companies Act, 71 of 2008

Our sector expertise covers the market and includes the following:

Agriculture

Agriculture

  • Agri inputs
  • Commodities
  • Value chain
Consumer goods and services

Consumer goods and services

  • Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)
  • Retail
  • Travel and Leisure
Diversified industrials

Diversified industrials

  • Automotive
  • Manufacturing
  • Heavy industrial
Financial services

Financial services

  • Asset management
  • Banking and insurance
  • Fintech
Healthcare

Healthcare

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Hospitals
  • Biotech
Infrastructure

Infrastructure

  • Energy and power
  • Water
  • Transport – Ports, rail, road and air
Mining resources

Mining resources

  • Metals and mining
  • Oil and gas – upstream downstream
  • Infrastructure
Property and real estate

Property and real estate

  • Commercial, industrial and residential
  • Affordable housing
  • Offices
Technology, media and telecommunications

Technology, media and telecommunications

  • Telecoms
  • Media
  • Technology
Transport, freight and logistics

Transport, freight and logistics

  • Distribution
  • Logistics
  • Supply chain

Nedbank CIB Corporate Finance awards and recognitions

 

DealMakers


2023 – Sponsors M&A category, first place based on Deal Flow

2023 – Investment Advisors M&A category, tied second place based on Deal Flow

2023 – Nominated Investment Advisor to one of the shortlisted Deals of the Year (Sun International’s proposed acquisition of Peermont)

2023 (Q3) – Sponsor M&A category, second place based on deal value (17 deals)

2021 – Inaugural Black Economic Empowerment Deal of the Year

2020 – Investment Advisor for Black Economic Empowerment deals based on deal flow (3 deals)

2020 – Investment Advisor for Black Economic Empowerment deals based on deal value (R1,1 billion)

2020 – Investment Advisors for General Corporate Finance deals based on deal flow  (14 deals)

2019 – Investment Advisor M&A category, first place based on deal flow (24 deals)

2019 – Sponsor M&A category, third place based on deal value (R29,8 billon)

2018 – Deal of the Year – Sponsor and Financial Advisor, for the Old Mutual unbundling of Nedbank

 

The Banker Investment Banking Awards


Investment Bank of the Year: Africa (2022)

 

Global Finance


Best Investment Bank: South Africa (2022)

Best M&A Bank: Africa (2022)

 

Nedbank CIB Corporate Finance and Sponsor Deals


2023 – Corporate adviser to SA Corporate Real Estate in relation to the acquisition and delisting of Indluplace Properties – deal value of R1,1 billion

2023 – Corporate adviser and joint sponsor to Nedbank Limited on its buyback programme of 23 million shares – deal value of R5 billion

2022 – Corporate adviser in relation to TPG’s disposal of hospitals in East Africa – Undisclosed deal value

2022 – Corporate adviser to the BBBEE consortium of Richards Bay Minerals in connection with the restructure and extension of their equity stake – deal value of R1,6 billion

2021 – Corporate adviser to Sasol on its disposal of a 30% interest in Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Company – deal value of R4,1 billion

2021 – Joint corporate adviser and transaction sponsor to Arrowhead Properties in the reverse takeover by Fairvest Property – deal value of R2,2 billion

2021 – Corporate adviser and transaction sponsor to Nedbank Limited on its acquisition of 358 277 491 preference shares from shareholders – deal value of R3,5 billion

2020 – Structuring adviser, arranger and underwriter in the business rescue and recapitalisation of Comair – deal value of R1,7 billion

2020 – Corporate adviser and investment bank to Steinhoff Properties on the disposal of its investment and risk asset property portfolio – deal value of R1,5 billion

2019 – Corporate adviser, investment bank and transaction sponsor to Brimstone on its participation in the acquisition of Clover – deal value of R4,8 billion

2019 – Corporate adviser to Nampak on the disposal of Nampak Glass – deal value of R1,5 billion

2019 – Corporate adviser to Safari Investments on the merger with Fairvest Property and the attempted takeover by Comprop – deal value of R1,9 billion

2019 – Corporate adviser, investment bank, transaction sponsor, share scheme administrator and facilitated broking partner for the planned listing of MTN Zakhele Futhi – deal value of R2,1 billion

2018 – Corporate adviser and transaction sponsor to Nedbank Limited on Old Mutual Group's unbundling of their majority shareholding in Nedbank – deal value of R43,2 billion

2018 – Corporate adviser on the debt capital raise and investment in equity interests in 9 REIPPPP projects, both operating and construction, totalling 826 MW – deal value of R1,1 billion

2018 – Corporate adviser, investment bank and transaction sponsor to PPC on its replacement BBBEE transaction – deal value of R2,1 billion

2016 – Corporate adviser, investment bank and transaction sponsor to MTN on its MTN Zakhele Futhi BBBEE transaction – deal value of R19,3 billion

2016 – Corporate adviser and investment bank to Rebosis Property Fund on the acquisition of Baywest, Forest Hill, Billion Asset Managers and Billion Property Services – deal value of R6,0 billion

2016 – Corporate adviser and investment bank to Imperial Holdings on the tender sale of their non-core industrial property portfolio – deal value of R1,2 billion

2016 – Corporate adviser to BPSA on the disposal by its subsidiary, Masana, of a 35% equity interest to a BEE consortium as part of an empowerment transaction – deal value of R2,5 billion

2016 – Corporate adviser and transaction sponsor to Aveng on the sale of a 51% interest in Grinaker- LTA to its B-BBEE partner, Kutana – Undisclosed deal value

2014 –Corporate adviser, investment bank and transaction sponsor to Octodec and Premium on their merger – deal value of R5,4 billion

 

Nedbank CIB Corporate Finance Equity Capital Markets Deals


2023 – Joint financial adviser and transaction sponsor on the Nampak rights offer – deal value of R1 billion

2019 – Joint financial adviser and transaction sponsor on the Equities rights offer – deal value of R321 million

2019 – Joint bookrunner on ABB placement for option delta on Life Healthcare shares – deal value of R1,3 billion

2018 – Joint bookrunner to Harmony Gold on their accelerated bookbuild – deal value of R1,3 billion

2017 – Joint bookrunner on Main Street 333 ABB placement of Exxaro shares – deal value of R2,5 billion

2016 – Joint bookrunner, underwriter, joint transaction sponsor on the PPC rights offer – deal value of R1,3 billion

2016 – Adviser and transaction sponsor to ArcelorMittal on the rights offer – deal value of R4,5 billion

2015 – Adviser to Northam on their share placement – deal value of R900 million

2010 – Adviser to Royal Bafokeng Platinum on their listing on the JSE – deal value of R10,6 billion

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