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The men who made Naspers South Africa's most valuable company
Koos Bekker and Hans Hawinkels are the men behind the Naspers deal to acquire a 46.5% stake in Tencent for $33 million, which proved to be one of the best venture capital deals in history.
While Hawinkels lost his job shortly afterwards — he served as MIH Asia CEO at the time — Bekker remained as CEO for years to come and made billions before stepping down in 2019.
Koos Bekker and Hans Hawinkels are the men behind the Naspers deal to acquire a 46.5% stake in Tencent for $33 million, which proved to be one of the best venture capital deals in history.
While Hawinkels lost his job shortly afterwards — he served as MIH Asia CEO at the time — Bekker remained as CEO for years to come and made billions before stepping down in 2019.
