Initially, the company had four properties under management; two in Cape Town, one in Johannesburg and one in KwaZulu Natal South Coast.

The acquisition was approved by regulatory agencies in the respective nations,[5] and on January 22, 2014, it was announced that Protea had been sold for $186 million.

The majority of its properties are located in South Africa, where the company was founded and where it maintains its headquarters.

Other countries of operation are Algeria, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia and recently Botswana.

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