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Unbundling strategies – Do they always guarantee success?

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GUEST - The Finance Ghost – Retail Analyst



2024 promises to be a good year for new listings on the JSE as more holding companies announce their plans to unbundle their subsidiaries and list them separately on the stock exchange.



WeBuyCars, Boxer, Rainbow Chicken and TymeBank are some of the new listings we can expect this year onward. KAYABiz host, Gugulethu Mfuphi investigates whether this strategy always lead to success as predicted
20 Mar 2024 4PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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