Pallidus is one of the leading independent Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and corporate finance teams in South Africa. Our independence gives us the freedom to ensure our clients receive the best solution, advice and transactional implementation services. We have a distinctive, focused approach that is tailor-made to each client’s unique needs. Our strength is developing and delivering independent, innovative, integrated and intelligent solutions in a simple, effective manner.

Our multi-skilled team of professionals has many years of corporate finance and investment banking experience and has advised on many domestic and international transactions across a variety of sectors.

Pallidus is licensed as a sponsor of companies listed on the JSE and as a designated advisor to the JSE’s AltX Exchange. Pallidus is also licensed as issuer agent of the Cape Town Stock Exchange for equity and debt.

Our clients include domestic and multinational corporates, both listed and unlisted in a variety of sectors, including agriculture, construction, consumer services, engineering services, financial services, healthcare, industrials, insurance, information technology, processing & manufacturing, property, retail and logistics.

Our corporate finance advisory services include, but are not limited to:

  • Mergers, acquisitions and disposals
  • Capital requirements across all forms of equity and debt
  • Management and leveraged buy-outs
  • Stock exchange listings for equity and debt

  • Black economic empowerment transactions

  • General corporate finance activities
  • Private equity

Our Client

SECTOR

TYPE 

PALLIDUS’ Role

TRANSACTION TYPE

TERRITORY

Deal Size

Our Client

SECTOR

Agriculture and forestry

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to TWK Investments iro its listing on the Cape Town Stock Exchange

TRANSACTION TYPE

Listing

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R1.3 billion

Our Client

SECTOR

Agriculture and forestry

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to TWK Investments iro its delisting from ZAR X

TRANSACTION TYPE

Delisting

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R1.3 billion

Our Client

SECTOR

Mining services and engineering

TYPE 

Multinational – Listed

PALLIDUS’ Role

South African corporate advisor iro DRA Global’s listing on the ASX and the JSE

TRANSACTION TYPE

Listing

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R2.3 billion

Our Client

SECTOR

Automotive

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to WeBuyCars iro a disposal of a further 26% stake to Transaction Capital

TRANSACTION TYPE

Merger and Acquisition

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R1.6 billion

Our Client

SECTOR

Chemical services

TYPE 

Domestic – Listed

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor on the design and implementation of a staff share incentive scheme

TRANSACTION TYPE

General Corporate Finance

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Insurance

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to King Price, raising equity to fund their foreign expansion strategy

TRANSACTION TYPE

Equity capital raising

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Investment holding company

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Arranger and bookrunner

TRANSACTION TYPE

Mezzanine capital raising

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Industrial support services

TYPE 

Multinational – Listed

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to SGS iro implementing an additional BEE transaction

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Mining services and engineering

TYPE 

Multinational – Listed

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to DRA iro implementing a 51% BEE transaction

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Industrial support services

TYPE 

Domestic – Listed

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to Adcorp iro implementing a 35% BEE transaction

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Packaging

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to Houers iro implementing a 51% BEE transaction

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

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