Barloworld begins new era as privately held company after JSE delisting

BARLOWORLD had entered a new phase in its evolution as a privately held, South African-led industrial business, following the Entsha-led consortium acquisition and Barloworld delisting from the JSE and A2X, chief executive of the heavy industrial equipment group, Dominic Sewela, said Friday.

- EDWARD WEST

BARLOWORLD, the distributor of Caterpillar heavy equipment in Southern Africa, has entered a new era of its evolution following its delisting from the JSE on January 27, 2026, said the chief executive Dominic Sewela last year. SUPPLIED

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Entsha now holds a 51% majority shareholding, ensuring Barloworld, which sells Caterpillar equipment in Southern Africa, remains South African-led, while Zahid Group, from Saudi Arabia, participates as a 49% minority partner as a long-term financial investor.

Barloworld delisted from the JSE and A2X on January 27, 2026. Entsha is a 100% black-owned South African investment company associated with the Sewela family. Barloworld first listed on the JSE on January 1, 1941.