Grand Palm to have new owners
Friday, October 27, 2017
Peermont Global owns 60% in Peermont Botswana, which in turn runs the Grand Palm Hotel and Casino, Mondior, Metcourt and the casino at Sedibeng hotel in Francistown.
In a deal that is currently being examined by the competition authorities in Botswana and South Africa, a US company, Golden Tree Asset Management LP together with South Africa’s MIC Leisure have proposed to jointly acquire Peermont Global.
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