Regulators approve Tongaat takeover waiver for Magister Investments
After offer to underwrite sugar producer’s rights issue there will be no requirement for a buyout in case of a majority
24 January 2022 - 10:15
UPDATED 24 January 2022 - 19:09
Regulators have approved a request to waive a requirement that Magister Investments make a full buyout offer to Tongaat Hulett shareholders — another step forward for the struggling sugar producer as it presses ahead with a R4bn rights issue.
The waiver from the Takeover Regulation Panel, part of the department of trade, industry & competition, means Magister will not need to take over the group completely should its shareholding cross a 35% threshold. SA law requires that such an offer be made automatically...
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