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

Automotive

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Joint Transaction Advisor and Sponsor

TRANSACTION TYPE

Capital Raise & Listing

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R7.8 billion

Our Client

SECTOR

Real Estate

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Arranger

TRANSACTION TYPE

Capital Raise

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R100 million

Our Client

SECTOR

Information and Communication Technology

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance transaction advisor iro an empowerment transaction

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Mining Services and Engineering

TYPE 

Foreign

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sponsor transaction advisor

TRANSACTION TYPE

Repurchase & Delisting from JSE

TERRITORY

Australia

Deal Size

R1,4 billion

Our Client

SECTOR

Consumer Digital Services

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance transaction advisor to Ascension iro an investment in Consumer Profile Bureau

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Packaging

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance transaction advisor iro an empowerment transaction

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

TYPE 

PALLIDUS’ Role

TRANSACTION TYPE

TERRITORY

Deal Size

Our Client

SECTOR

Financial Services

TYPE 

Foreign

PALLIDUS’ Role

Arranger and Issuer Agent

TRANSACTION TYPE

Inward Debt Listing

TERRITORY

South Africa & United Kingdom

Deal Size

R130 million

Our Client

SECTOR

Agriculture

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to BKB advising on the acquisition of assets within the agriculture sector

TRANSACTION TYPE

Merger and Acquisition

TERRITORY

South Africa

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Technology

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to CFS iro the introduction of a strategic investor

TRANSACTION TYPE

Merger and Acquisition

TERRITORY

South Africa

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Retail Services

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Corporate finance transaction advisor to GP Retail to sufficiently empower its business

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Agriculture

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to VKB and GWK iro their merger

TRANSACTION TYPE

Merger and Acquisition

TERRITORY

South Africa

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Logistics

TYPE 

Foreign & Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to Morgan Cargo iro the partial disposal to Kuehne + Nagel

TRANSACTION TYPE

Merger and Acquisition

TERRITORY

South Africa

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Real Estate

TYPE 

Foreign

PALLIDUS’ Role

Corporate finance advisor for raising local and international capital

TRANSACTION TYPE

Capital Raising

TERRITORY

Europe

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Food manufacturer

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to Paul’s Muesli iro the disposal of shareholding to a black private equity fund

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Healthcare

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to Spescare Holdings iro its disposal of Spescare to a strategic investor

TRANSACTION TYPE

Merger and Acquisition

TERRITORY

South Africa

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

TYPE 

PALLIDUS’ Role

TRANSACTION TYPE

TERRITORY

Deal Size

Our Client

MMHS Pallidus Logo

SECTOR

Healthcare

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to MMHS in relation to the acquisition by Lenmed

TRANSACTION TYPE

Merger and Acquisition

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R600 million

Our Client

SECTOR

FMCG

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Corporate finance transaction advisor to Premier sufficiently empowering the South African business

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

SECTOR

Information and Communication Technology

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Corporate finance transaction advisor to Logicalis SA to sufficiently empower its business

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

Our Client

SECTOR

Real Estate

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Transaction sponsor to Heartwood in relation to the disposal of a non-core asset

TRANSACTION TYPE

Disposal of asset

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R60 million

Our Client

SECTOR

Automotive

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Corporate finance transaction advisor in relation to the investment made by Palamo Fund Manager into GoBid

TRANSACTION TYPE

Black Economic Empowerment

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

R194 million

Our Client

Affmed Pallidus Logo

SECTOR

Healthcare

TYPE 

Domestic

PALLIDUS’ Role

Sole corporate finance advisor to Affmed’s shareholders in relation to their disposal of Affmed to a strategic investor.

TRANSACTION TYPE

Disposal of asset

TERRITORY

South Africa 

Deal Size

Undisclosed

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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