Ethos confirms that following a competitive sales process it has entered into an agreement with The Bidvest Group Limited which, subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent, will result in the sale of Brandcorp Holdings (Proprietary) Limited for an undisclosed sum.
Ethos Fund V acquired and delisted Brandcorp in 2007, with the aim of accelerating growth and strategically re-positioning the company.
Together with management, Ethos has achieved this goal by actively enhancing Brandcorp’s strategy, operations, leadership capacity and finances. These activities have resulted in:
Furthermore, Ethos successfully recapitalised the business in 2010 via a R750m high-yield bond placement.
“Such initiatives reaffirm Ethos’ ability to identify attractive opportunities and work with management teams to create long-term value that is predominantly derived from earnings and revenue out-performance,” commented Ethos partner, Shaun Zagnoev. “Our ability to grow companies, even during challenging times, has made Ethos the partner of choice for successful management teams who have a desire to explore corporate change and growth.”
The sales process was coordinated by Rand Merchant Bank Corporate Finance and Webber Wentzel
