Tongaat Hulett’s share price plummeted 30% this week after the company announced a rights issue that could lead to the Mauritius-based investment group Magister becoming the majority shareholder.
Magister agreed to underwrite half of the R4bn that the company is planning to raise to pay debt, a move described as a takeover rather than rescue plan. ..
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