South African billionaire Koos Bekker cashes out $500 million to build luxury hotels
Koos Bekker's family trust has sold Naspers and Prosus shares worth about $500 million in three rounds since 2023, earmarking the money for his hotels.
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South African billionaire Koos Bekker loses $800 million as Naspers, Prosus fall
Koos Bekker's fortune has dropped $800 million to $3.2 billion since January, as shares of Naspers and Prosus fell more than 35%.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker to retire as Naspers chair by 2028
Koos Bekker will retire as chair of Naspers and Prosus in the year to March 2028, ending three decades at the company he built around Tencent.
Koos Bekker's Prosus offloads another 5% of Delivery Hero to Aspex for €335 million under EU pressure
Koos Bekker's Prosus sold a 5 percent Delivery Hero stake to Hong Kong's Aspex for €335 million in its second EU-mandated divestment.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker pays tribute to Steve Pacak, Naspers' finance architect of nearly four decades
Steve Pacak, the former M-Net finance boss who served Naspers and Prosus for nearly four decades, has died at 71 after a battle with cancer.
Koos Bekker's Prosus sells Delivery Hero stake to Uber for $290 million under EU pressure
Naspers unit Prosus has agreed to sell a 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber for about $290 million, cutting its holding to comply with European Union regulatory conditions.
Koos Bekker's Naspers completes pivot from tech investor to global AI operator
Koos Bekker's Naspers has declared its transformation into a global AI operator complete, with the Toqan platform rolling out to 5 million Prosus partners.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker loses $200 million amid market pullback
South African billionaire Koos Bekker’s net worth fell by $200 million after a pullback in Naspers and Prosus shares.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker-led Prosus invests in humanoid robot startup
Flexion recently raised $50 million in a Series A round, led by Prosus Ventures with participation from global investors.
iFood, backed by Koos Bekker-led Prosus, buys Advolve to boost ads growth
iFood acquires Advolve to accelerate its ads growth and strengthen Prosus’s retail-media expansion.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker-led Prosus to back India's early-stage startups
Koos Bekker’s Prosus partners with Accel to back India’s early-stage startups in AI, energy, and advanced manufacturing.
Prosus, led by Koos Bekker, clears $4.3 billion Just Eat Takeaway deal
Prosus, chaired by Koos Bekker, secures 90% of Just Eat Takeaway in a $4.73 billion deal, marking its biggest European acquisition in years.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker-led Prosus enters France with $1.3 billion deal
The all-cash deal, valued at $1.3 billion, gives Prosus’s classifieds arm OLX its first major foothold in France, Europe’s second-largest car market.
Prosus, led by South African billionaire Koos Bekker, takes Rapido stake in $270 million deal
Prosus, chaired by Koos Bekker, invests $221.76 million in India’s Rapido, deepening its push into mobility after Swiggy’s exit.
Prosus, led by South African billionaire Koos Bekker, puts $139 million into Indian firm before IPO
Prosus, chaired by Koos Bekker, raised its stake in India’s Urban Company to 7.35% with a $139 million investment ahead of its IPO.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker-led Prosus backs Orbii’s $3.6 million seed round
The round also drew backing from VentureSouq, DASH Ventures, Taz Investments, and Sanabil 500.