Alviva Holdings has secured the regulatory go-ahead for its R185-million acquisition of rival Tarsus Technology Group.
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Technology group Alviva Holdings said on Thursday that it has agreed to buy rival Tarsus Technology Group for a maximum consideration of R185.4-million in cash.
South Africa’s largest technology distribution group, JSE-listed Alviva Holdings, is in talks to acquire rival Tarsus, well-placed sources have told TechCentral.
The technology distribution business in South Africa has become “massively overtraded” and competitors are in a “race to the bottom” if they can’t diversify by entering complementary business areas. That’s the view of Miles Crisp, CEO of
MB Technologies co-founder Leo Baxter has sold his 45% stake in the IT distribution business to Investec Bank for an undisclosed sum. The company says Baxter has decided to focus all his efforts on his medical recovery following a polo accident in 2007 which left him paralysed. The treatment has produced encouraging results and Baxter has regained some movement.