AltVest arrives on CTSE with slate of six new listings in next half year - global flavour included

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This interview with Altvest chairman Koshiek Karan and director Warren Wheatley exposes a great deal about the disruptive newcomer with a mission to democratise private equity investment in South Africa. The duo celebrated AltVest's Cape Town Stock Exchange debut last week with the news that its first listing will be done and dusted by the end of May - with five more tabled at one a month until the end of the year. Reflecting on a hectic schedule which has taken AltVest from an idea to R50m listing in 18 months - and having to work through 2 000 potential partner companies - they shared their lofty ambitions with BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 May 2022 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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