South African billionaire Michiel Le Roux's Capitec Bank stake soars above $2.2 billion
Le Roux's stake in Capitec Bank has increased by $95.3 million in just two weeks, reflecting significant gains.
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Le Roux's stake in Capitec Bank has increased by $95.3 million in just two weeks, reflecting significant gains.
This follows a $112.3 million loss between May 20 and June 3.
This follows a $24.84 million loss between May 10 and 28, when his stake declined from R19.3 billion ($1.05 billion) to R18.84 billion ($1.03 billion).
This ambitious move follows its acquisition of Avafin, a Cyprus-based online lender with operations across Europe and Latin America.
Michiel Le Roux, who owns 11.39 percent of Capitec Bank, or 13,190,043 shares, has seen the value of his stake decrease from $1.6 billion on May 20 to $1.49 billion.
Founded in 2001 by Michiel Le Roux, Jannie Mouton, and Riaan Stassen, Capitec offers transactional banking services along with a suite of loan products