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I looked at Steinhoff with
its wide spread of interests, with its very strong
balance sheet, and a number of other factors, and thought
that by putting these businesses together, we could create what... we called a prospective
African champion. In other words, an African retail
business that had become global
its wide spread of interests, with its very strong
balance sheet, and a number of other factors, and thought
that by putting these businesses together, we could create what... we called a prospective
African champion. In other words, an African retail
business that had become global
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I looked at Steinhoff with
its wide spread of interests,
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with its very strong
balance sheet,
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and a number of other factors, and thought
that by putting these businesses together,
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we could create what...
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we called a prospective
African champion.
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In other words, an African retail
business that had become global.
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Movie Summary
The biggest corporate scandal in South African history, the fall of Steinhoff led to a loss of R200 billion. Steinheist untangles the story: the investors who were taken in; the victims and the CEO, Markus Jooste, who's still a fr...