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Mounting Debt Forced SA Firm To Sell 51.43% Of Nampak Zimbabwe

4 months agoThu, 07 Nov 2024 11:43:58 GMT
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Mounting Debt Forced SA Firm To Sell 51.43% Of Nampak Zimbabwe

Nampak Southern Africa Holdings Limited was compelled to sell its controlling stake of 51.43% in Nampak Zimbabwe as part of a strategy to reduce its substantial debt, reported Business Times.

Analysts indicated that divesting assets in markets like Zimbabwe was the only viable solution to address the company’s financial issues.

From 2011 to 2014, Nampak Southern Africa Holdings struggled to manage significant debt incurred from its expansion efforts in other African countries, particularly Angola and Nigeria.

The company faced operational challenges in Nigeria, leading to heavy indebtedness.

By March 2019, Nampak’s debt had reached R7.6 billion (approximately US$432.76 million), prompting a mix of asset sales and rights offerings to mitigate the financial burden.

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In 2023, Nampak SA entered into refinancing agreements, which require settling R2.7 billion (around US$153.75 million) of outstanding debt by March 31, 2026, through further asset disposals.

This situation led to the decision to sell a controlling stake in Nampak Zimbabwe for approximately R438 million (US$25 million).

In its latest market intelligence report, research firm Morgan & Co said:

The transaction is borne out of Nampak South Africa’s challenges with debt for the better part of the last decade.

It is on the back of this that Nampak South Africa resolved to dispose of several assets both locally and regionally in a bid to ease the weight of the debt, and the sale of Nampak Zimbabwe controlling stake to TSL is the latest disposal to make headlines.

Under the deal, TSL will purchase 51.43% of Nampak Zimbabwe for a total consideration of US$25 million.

TSL will have until June 2025 to settle US$23 million of the total consideration, with the remaining balance to be paid off over the subsequent two years.

The relationship between TSL and Nampak Zimbabwe is not new; TSL previously held a 16.53% stake in Nampak Zimbabwe until its disposal in 2018.

According to the report, TSL primarily provides ancillary services to the agriculture sector and has been operational since 1957.

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9 Comments

Xx · 4 months ago
Most readers vepano pa Pindula they just comment for the sake of commenting,
hoy · 4 months ago
wat did they even ****n do
Native · 4 months ago
MaCompany akutiza Zim. Tiripama 1. Vanhu vachatobuditswa basa apa.
Vybz Kartel · 4 months ago
@Native, read to understand....Nampark Southern African sold it's investment in Zimbabwe a subsidiary. Carefully read IFRS 3 - Business Combinations and IFRS 10 - Consolidated Financial Statements. Thereafter, you should be able issue a better comment on the topic under discussion.
Elprof · 4 months ago
Mukoma verengai munyatsonzwisisa kwete kumhanyira kuCommentor zvamusina kunzwisisa.
theLastAntKing · 4 months ago
Zimbabwe ikupisa, zig ratizisa makambani. Choppies, now Nampak mabasa haangambotadzi kupera apa tsl anouya nehama dzake, uye hunhu hwake hwemaitirwo ebasa matsva panga pachidiwa 10 akuda 4 vamwe vese paden
Sir African · 4 months ago
Packaging
ok · 4 months ago
inoita nezvei company iyi
· 4 months ago
Nanpak ndiyo yainzi Hunyani inoita zve packeging

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