Who we are
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is a leading African corporate and investment bank (CIB) and part of the largest African financial services group (by market capitalisation) FirstRand Limited. RMB offers innovative, value-added advisory, funding, trading, corporate banking, and principal investing solutions. With a presence in 10 African countries, RMB has a significant footprint on the continent. Internationally it has access to a network of retail banks, representative offices and branches across Africa, the UK, India, and the US.
RMB’s award-winning corporate finance team partners local and global clients, offering differentiated advice and innovative thinking on strategic topics, M&A as well as providing access to private and public capital to enable their growth ambitions. RMB Corporate Finance has an unrivalled track record in M&A advisory in Sub-Saharan Africa and is consistently the top-ranked advisor in the league tables in South Africa and Nigeria. Our strong networks across the African continent create opportunity for Clairfield clients, opening new markets for growth.
Selected transactions
Vida e caffè, Africa’s leading specialty coffee chain, was sold to the Shoprite Group, the largest South African retailer.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Renlia Developments, a private real estate entity, acquired a majority shareholding in Newpark REIT Limited, a South African listed real estate company.
Business services
Acquisition of majority stake
Advisor to the buyer
in2food Holding, a premium food retailer specialised in freshly prepared convenience food, fresh produce, and long-life categories, was sold to Woolworths Foods.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
AfroCentric Investment Corporation Limited (JSE: ACT) sold its subsidiary Activo Health to the FHC Group, a private pharmaceutical group in Portugal.
Healthcare
Advisor to the seller
Engen Botswana, a subsidiary of Vivo Energy, a pan-African retailer and distributor of fuels and lubricants using the Shell and Engen brands, was sold to Mount Meru.
Energy, cleantech & resources
Sale
Advisor to the seller
First Rand Limited (JSE: FSR), the holding company of FirstRand Bank Limited, acquired a minority stake in fintech company Optasia.
Business services
Acquisition of minority stake
Advisor to the buyer
Medhold, a leading distributor of medical devices and solutions across Southern Africa, was sold to Sanlam Private Equity.
Healthcare
Sale
Advisor to the seller
RFG, a leading producer of convenience meal solutions in South Africa, was sold to Premier Group.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Inspired Evolution Investment Management, through its Evolution II Fund, sold 55% of its ordinary share interest and 100% of its preference share interest in Commercial Energy South Africa to SolarAfrica.
Energy, cleantech & resources
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Contact information
Johannesburg
Address :
Think Precinct, 1 Merchant Place, Cnr Fredman Drive & Rivonia Road, Sandton 2196
Phone :
+27 11 282 8000
Lagos
Address :
3rd Floor, Wings, East Towers, 17A Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island
Phone :
+234 1 463 7900
