NEW LISTING
Bophelo plans to challenge big three
Black-owned healthcare company will list initially as a special purpose acquisition company vehicle
Black-owned healthcare company RH Bophelo will list on the JSE on Wednesday with a plan to give the big three private healthcare companies a run for their money through competitive rates. The company, which will list initially as a special purpose acquisition company vehicle, has managed to raise R500m, which will be used to acquire commercially viable infrastructure assets such as those used for healthcare and education. Founder Quinton Zunga, who has 16 years’ experience in investment banking and four years in private equity, said RH Bophelo would "only consider investment opportunities in SA and also in other sectors other than healthcare and education". RH Bophelo would provide healthcare to lower to middle-income earners "who cannot afford private healthcare as it is currently structured in SA", said RH Bophelo chairman John Oliphant. It would also provide investors with access to a "highly sought-after asset class associated with high growth, cash generative returns and direct...
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