{"id":10904,"date":"2026-07-06T23:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=10904"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:06:35","slug":"exclusive-mall-landlord-and-new-sandton-convention-centre-owner-pareto-eyes-jse-listing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fintechpulse8.com\/?p=10904","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Mall landlord and new Sandton Convention Centre owner Pareto eyes JSE listing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"textFreeArticle\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/e\/1692859?layout=modern\" width=\"100%\" height=\"170\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the latest episode of The Property Pod, South Africa\u2019s premier real estate investor podcast, which now also features as a video on our YouTube channel MoneywebTV.<\/p>\n<p>Our guest on this week\u2019s show is no stranger to the industry or this podcast. We have had him a couple of times before.<\/p>\n<p>He is the CEO of unlisted property giant, Pareto Limited, which now owns Sandton Convention Centre and some of the hotels around it following a big R1-billion-plus deal with Liberty and Standard Bank Group (SBG). It also owns some of SA\u2019s largest super-regional shopping centres.<\/p>\n<p>Listen\/read:<br \/>Pareto secures 100% of Sandton Convention Centre and prime hotels in R1.1bn deal<br \/>Southern Sun\u2019s hotel occupancies boosted by G20, transient demand<br \/>Durban is being fixed and is delivering for Southern Sun again<\/p>\n<div class=\"visible-sm-block visible-xs-block m1010\">\n<div class=\"ad-container-wrapper\">\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On previous episodes over the past few years, Kekana has been very vocal about poor service delivery and the lack of leadership at the City of Joburg.<\/p>\n<p>When he was last on the podcast in February 2025, he gave us an update on recent upgrades at The Pavilion and Menlyn Park.<\/p>\n<p>Pareto also has international exposure after it bought some of Atterbury Europe\u2019s retail properties a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Listen\/read:<br \/>Menlyn Park, Pavilion\u00a0owner upbeat on mega mall growth<br \/>Pareto becomes major mall owner in Cyprus<br \/>Joburg needs the finest people to lead the city \u2013 Malose Kekana<\/p>\n<p>Besides the recent Sandton deal with SBG, it has big plans ahead for its largest retail assets in SA, including residential apartment blocks and hotels to create precincts around these shopping centres.<\/p>\n<p>But arguably the biggest news from the interview for property investors is that Pareto is investigating listing on the JSE, as Kekana exclusively reveals on this episode of The Property Pod. He says the group is looking at listing on Africa\u2019s biggest bourse within the next three years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"visible-sm-block visible-xs-block m1010\">\n<div class=\"ad-container-wrapper\">\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/p>\n<p>CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kekana also talks about the group\u2019s growth over the past decade and shares latest insights on its other expansion plans, including updates on some of its current property developments.<\/p>\n<p>Listen\/read:<br \/>Pareto and Divercity partner on R850m residential development at Menlyn Park<br \/>Standard Bank Group\u2019s L2D expects big G20 Summit boost for Sandton [May 2025]<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery-slideshow\">\n<div id=\"gallery-slider\" class=\"flexslider\">\n<ul id=\"thumbnails-376\" class=\"slides\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"gallery-image-panel\" style=\"text-align:center; color:#ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Menlyn-Park-Shopping-Pareto-2-555x416.jpg\" alt=\"Menlyn Park, Pareto's flagship asset in Pretoria and effectively SA's biggest mall in terms of filled leasable space. Image: Supplied\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-caption\">Menlyn Park, Pareto&#8217;s flagship asset in Pretoria and effectively SA&#8217;s biggest mall in terms of filled leasable space. Image: Supplied<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gallery-image-panel\" style=\"text-align:center; color:#ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sandton-Sun-Towers-555x371.jpg\" alt=\"Pareto recently acquired Sandton Towers Hotel, Sandton Convention Centre, and Garden Court Sandton City Hotel from Liberty and Standard Bank Group for R1.1bn. Image: Supplied\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-caption\">Pareto recently acquired Sandton Towers Hotel, Sandton Convention Centre, and Garden Court Sandton City Hotel from Liberty and Standard Bank Group for R1.1bn. Image: Supplied<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gallery-image-panel\" style=\"text-align:center; color:#ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Pavilion-Dome-555x280.jpg\" alt=\"The Pavilion in Westville, Durban, one of SA's 10 biggest shopping centres. Image: Supplied\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-caption\">The Pavilion in Westville, Durban, one of SA&#8217;s 10 biggest shopping centres. Image: Supplied<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gallery-image-panel\" style=\"text-align:center; color:#ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Menlyn-Park-Shopping-Pareto-4-555x416.jpg\" alt=\"Menlyn is getting on-site apartment blocks with an investment of R850m. Image: Supplied\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-caption\">Menlyn is getting on-site apartment blocks with an investment of R850m. Image: Supplied<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"visible-sm-block visible-xs-block m1010\">\n<div class=\"ad-container-wrapper\">\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/p>\n<p>CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gallery-image-panel\" style=\"text-align:center; color:#ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pareto-3-555x312.jpg\" alt=\"Pareto CEO Malose Kekana (right), with Divercity CEO Carel Kleynhans at the ground-breaking ceremony last year of the new apartments development at Menlyn. Image: Suren Naidoo\/ Moneyweb\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-caption\">Pareto CEO Malose Kekana (right), with Divercity CEO Carel Kleynhans at the ground-breaking ceremony last year of the new apartments development at Menlyn. Image: Suren Naidoo\/ Moneyweb<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gallery-image-panel\" style=\"text-align:center; color:#ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cresta-shopping-centre-555x312.jpg\" alt=\"Cresta Shopping Centre in Johannesburg. Image: Supplied\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-caption\">Cresta Shopping Centre in Johannesburg. Image: Supplied<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"gallery-image-panel\" style=\"text-align:center; color:#ffffff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Menlyn-Hard-Rock-Cafe-555x369.jpg\" alt=\"Hard Rock Cafe at Menlyn Park. Image: Supplied\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gallery-caption\">Hard Rock Cafe at Menlyn Park. Image: Supplied<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>* You can listen to the full podcast above or download it from<\/em><em>\u00a0iono,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0or\u00a0Apple Podcasts.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For previous episodes of The Property Pod,\u00a0click\u00a0here.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>#Exclusive #Mall #landlord #Sandton #Convention #Centre #owner #Pareto #eyes #JSE #listing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. 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