Largest 2010 South Africa M&A Transactions

Dimension Data is a specialist IT services and solution provider, helps clients plan, build, support and manage their IT infrastructures. Dimension Data applies its expertise in networking, converged communications, security, data centre solutions, Microsoft and contact centre technologies, and its unique skills in consulting, integration and managed services to create customised client solutions.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Company
Communications
Tokyo, Japan
www.ntt.co.jp

Umcebo is a mining company with coal mining interests in Witbank, in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa and with major deposits in the Wonderfontein and Delmas areas of South Africa. Umcebo and its subsidiaries currently own and/or operate eight collieries in the Witbank coalfield, producing various products for Eskom, the domestic market and export markets. An additional colliery will be brought on stream in the near future. Umcebo has the necessary expertise to plan, develop, staff and manage coal mining operations. Umcebo qualifies as a black-empowered company as defined by the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act and the Mining Charter of South Africa.

AMCI Capital LLP
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Greenwich, Connecticut
www.amcigroup.com/private-equity/

First Reserve
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Stamford, Connecticut
www.firstreserve.com

Yara International - Retail Fertilizer Buisness sell fertilizer delivered harbor in South Africa. Retail fertilizer marketing is typically combined with trade of other agriculture input and produce.

Farmsecure Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
Company
Agriculture
Cape Town, South Africa
www.farmsecure.co.za

Yara International
Company
Chemicals
Oslo, Norway
www.yara.com

Supplier of industrial cookware, commercial kitchen appliances and kitchen utensils to the hospitality and foodservice industries.

Universal Industries Corp. Ltd.
Company
Manufacturing
Kyasand, South Africa
www.universalindustries.co.za

Global Capital
Investor
Merchant Bank
Johannesburg, South Africa
www.glocapital.com

Skycom (Pty) Ltd. it provides security software system to access control, time, and risk management solutions for blue-chip companies.

G4S
Company
Safety/Security
London, United Kingdom
www.g4s.com

RTT is a provider of third-party logistics and distribution services and a forerunner in breakbulk and express distribution. RTT’s footprint extends across sub-Saharan Africa, comprising over 120,000m2 of warehousing and cross-docking facilities. RTT was founded in 1980 and is based in Boksburg, South Africa.

Actis Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.act.is

CIG is a decentralized Pan-African infrastructure group that focuses primarily on the energy and oil and gas sectors, with close to 71% of profit derived ex-South Africa.

Global Capital
Investor
Merchant Bank
Johannesburg, South Africa
www.glocapital.com

Buffalo Coal is a producer of high-quality bituminous coal and Anthracite from mines in the Klipriver coalfield, near Dundee, in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa. Forbes has the ability to organically increase production, at a minimal capital cost, from both its Magdalena and Aviemore mines to capitalize on rapidly increasing demand from both domestic and export markets. Buffalo Coal is based in Dundee, South Africa.

Resource Capital Funds
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Denver, Colorado
www.resourcecapitalfunds.com

Tsunami Plant Protection Pty. Ltd. is a manufacturer of agricultural chemical products.

Arysta LifeScience
Company
Agriculture
Chuo-Ku, Japan
www.arystalifescience.com

Zest WEG Group is a supplier of electric motors, drivers, switchgear, transformers and power generation products and services. Zest WEG Group was formed in 1980 and is based in South Africa.

Weg
Company
Manufacturing
Jaragua do Sul, Brazil
www.weg.net

Medu Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Johannesburg, South Africa
www.meducapital.co.za

Magix Integration (Pty) Ltd. is a provider of software integration and application development. Magix Integration provides solutions to complex and large-scale software requirements through a combination of software tools and disciplines.

Magic Software
Company
Internet Software and Services
Or Yehuda, Israel
www.magicsoftware.com

Halben Foods CC is a franchiser of food manufacturing, and distribution business.

Scooters Pizza (Pty) Ltd.
Company
Restaurants
Randburg, South Africa
www.scooterspizza.co.za

CTI is one of South Africa’s private higher education institutions with more than 9,000 students on 12 campuses, awarding degrees and diplomas to a growing market of full-time and part-time students in such subjects as business, information technology, law, psychology and counselling, graphic design and creative arts.

Pearson Education, Inc.
Company
Education
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
www.pearsonschool.com

Cape Pine is a provider of pine plantation and sawmilling business. Cape Pine was founded in 1998 and is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Global Environment Fund
Investor
Asset Manager
Bethesda, Maryland
www.globalenvironmentfund.com