The Meridian Transaction Tracker

South African Airways / Takatso consortium: R3bn (51%)

2022–2024: the Takatso Consortium (Global Aviation + Harith) was to acquire 51% of SAA for R3bn; the transaction lapsed in March 2024 after valuation and funding disputes and a change in the parties’ composition, one of the most…


2022–2024: the Takatso Consortium (Global Aviation + Harith) was to acquire 51% of SAA for R3bn; the transaction lapsed in March 2024 after valuation and funding disputes and a change in the parties’ composition, one of the most consequential failed privatisations of the window, leaving SAA state-owned.

Value: R3bn (verified against public announcements).

Advisers: No legal adviser is identified in the public record reviewed by The Meridian.

Recorded by The Meridian research desk from public announcements, regulatory filings and financial press coverage. Dates and values are as publicly reported.