Ellies Holdings Ltd was a diversified electronics company in South Africa, Ellies Electronics was founded in 1979 by Elliot Salkow, who died in 2021.^[1] He initially operated from his garage and sold aerials from the boot of his car. The business was liquidated in 2024.^[2] It was listed on the Main Board of the JSE, in the Electronic and Electrical Equipment Sector.

The company was a distributor of TV aerials and installation equipment,^{[citation needed]} as well as a manufacturer of industrial audio electronic and electrical equipment under the 'Ellies' brands^{[citation needed]} and satellite and associated equipment under the 'ElSat' brand.^{[citation needed]} Through Megatron Federal, Ellies was involved in power infrastructure (generation, transmission and distribution).^{[citation needed]} The company also entered the renewable energy and internet connectivity markets via satellite sectors through joint ventures with In-toto Technology Investments^{[citation needed]} and Q-KON^{[citation needed]} respectively.

At the end of January 2024, the more than four-decade-old electronics group said it intended to enter business rescue amid the collapse of a crucial acquisition.^[3]

On 10 April 2024, its business rescue practitioner announced that there are no reasonable prospects of saving the business and that an application for a liquidation order will be made to the court.^[2] The business rescue practitioner later clarified that the company's main operating subsidiary, Ellies Electronics, will continue to trade, as was on track to publish a proposed business rescue plan by 10 May 2024.^[4]