Published 17 Novmeber 2016 at 07:05am by Dineo Faku, Independent Online
JSE-listed African Equity Empowerment Investments (AEEI) was preparing to list its Premier Food and Fishing division on the JSE main board by the first quarter of next year, the company said yesterday.
AEEI chief executive Khalid Abdulla said yesterday: “The division has shown consistent organic growth over the past five years, through achieving annual growth of more than 20 percent year on year. The time for acquisitions has come.”
Premier Food and Fishing will be competing against the sole JSE-listed fishing firm, Oceana – which is valued at R15.57 billion – under the JSE’s food producers index, which includes company peers such as Tiger Brands, as well as Sovereign Food.
Abdulla said the listing signalled an exciting phase for Premier Food and Fishing, which specialises in the harvesting, processing and marketing of fish and fish-related products, from rock lobster to general food products.
“We are excited… to show that we are building stakeholder value, which includes community building,” he said.
AEEI, formerly known as Sekunjalo Investment, is a black-owned investment holding company, whose main objective is to empower previously disadvantaged individuals through creating jobs and maximising shareholder wealth generation by making strategic investments.
Yesterday, AEEI kicked off a market sounding roadshow, which is due to end today.
“AEEI is optimistic about the outcome of the market-sounding roadshow and will be sharing pertinent details of the next phase with the market at the appropriate time,” Abdulla said.
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