African Bank buys Grindrod Bank for R1.5bn to move into business banking

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CEO Kennedy Bungane says the purchase may delay his bank’s planned listing

African Bank has bought Grindrod Bank to deliver on its strategy of accelerating its entry into SA’s increasingly competitive business banking market.

The R1.5bn deal announced on Thursday will see African Bank acquire 100% of Grindrod Bank from JSE-listed Grindrod Ltd, the diversified freight logistics group, which has operations across Southern and East Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates ...

 

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Freight! Hier kom n ding! C’mon African Bank!

What's their turnaround strategy?

Last I check AB was barely surviving.

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