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Founded in 1991, Brait is a leading private equity fund manager in South Africa, with the largest pool of South African focused private equity capital under management. The Brait team’s proven ability to combine domestic private equity investment skills with managing international and domestic private equity capital has produced an exceptional track record.
Brait is one of the most experienced private equity firms in South Africa, with a reputation as a hands-on and active partner in the businesses it invests in. A deep understanding of local markets, business practices and management teams drives Brait’s market-leading private equity investment programme.
Brait’s strength lies in its ability to act both efficiently and creatively; to uncover and take advantage of opportunities while adhering to essential core investment disciplines. Brait believes it has demonstrated a unique ability to partner effectively with some of the country’s leading entrepreneurs; to execute and structure complex non-standard buy-out transactions, and to take advantage of unique public opportunities and innovative buy-and-build strategies in specific industries.
Established in 1984, Ethos Private Equity is a leading private equity investor in South Africa.
Ethos is independently owned and managed by its investment professionals and represents one of the most experienced private equity firms in South Africa.
Ethos is currently investing its fifth pool of capital. Investors include prominent global and leading South African institutions. In deploying capital, Ethos makes long-term investments into large and frequently complex businesses principally in South Africa and in select sub-Saharan African geographies.
As a control and growth investor, Ethos takes an active ownership role in its portfolio companies, utilising proven value creation strategies to generate superior, consistent returns for investors. The core premise of Ethos is that the businesses into which it invests are stronger, more robust and more sustainable on exit than they were prior to Ethos’ ownership.
Webber Wentzel is one of the leading corporate law firms in South African and the only firm with a significant international practice. Since the firm was established in 1868, it has developed an enviable reputation as a consistent provider of appropriate and valuable legal assistance, backed by an absolute commitment to service excellence.
The firm has over 280 practitioners in a variety of legal disciplines. The long-standing reputation is continued by a vast team of highly accomplished attorneys whose unmatched knowledge and extensive experience ensures that Webber Wentzel remains the legal firm of choice.
The Development Bank of Southern Africa
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is Southern Africa's leading development finance institution. In addressing the challenges in both physical and economic infrastructure in the region, the major focus areas of the Bank’s infrastructure investment activities are regional integration and Black Economic Empowerment/indigenization. DBSA provides long term debt, quasi-debt and equity funding for such transactions in South Africa and across the region as well as being an institutional investor in a number of Private Equity Funds. DBSA supports the establishment and growth of private equity funds with high levels of development impact.
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 144 countries and have 137 000 people working in member firms around the world.
KPMG has been operating in South Africa since 1895. We are proud to be part of the KPMG global network of firms, with 11 offices and over 3 250 partners and staff in South Africa, including our national office in Johannesburg.
Ariya Capital is a Botswana and London-based private equity firm focusing on
sustainable investments in Africa.
The USD 150 million Ariya Capital Africa Sustainable Investment Fund aims to
generate superior financial returns (25% IRR) within a diversified portfolio
whilst delivering quantifiable social and environmental benefits. Ariya plans to
invest in three mutually reinforcing sustainable sectors: clean energy and
technology, microfinance institutions and telecommunications. Focusing mainly on
Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia, the Fund also plans to invest in other SADC
countries. Ariya has presence on the ground and strong ties to Africa, as
demonstrated by the high profile African and international entrepreneurs and
financiers represented amongst the Partners and on the Advisory Board.
The combination of extensive experience in Southern African business-building,
cross-border transactions, international finance and risk management with
sustainability firmly integrated into all aspects of the business model makes
Ariya's approach unique within the African private equity market.
Greenpark is an independent global private equity secondaries investment group, currently managing funds of €1.3 billion. Our multi-cultural and multi-lingual investment team executes transactions across the global mid-market with a particular strength in Europe. We have an established reputation for structuring deals with expertise, innovation and discretion to deliver tailor-made solutions for our clients. Whether a seller requires liquidity to free up capital, for portfolio management or strategic reasons, Greenpark delivers a customised response to their requirements
South Suez Capital, an investment manager based out of Mauritius, has launched Africa’s first independent private equity fund-of-funds targeted exclusively at the African Continent. The Fund’s investment strategy seeks to construct a diversified portfolio of funds or companies that are located in, or have a significant focus on Africa. The Fund will invest primarily in private equity funds that will typically target deal sizes between $2m - $100m per investment. The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a target return of 20% IRR net of all fees.
Standard Bank is a discerning investor in high potential companies in
emerging markets. Currently our global private equity business has funds under
management of over
$1 billion, and our strategic aim is to significantly increase this as we build
a leading emerging markets private equity franchise alongside our banking
franchise.
The Africa Healthcare Fund is an innovative private equity fund that will produce both commercial and social returns. The Fund will invest in healthcare companies targeting underserved communities. The Fund will initially focus on South African companies with its first close and then grow into East and West Africa on subsequent closings.
For more information, please email tom@africahealthcarefund.com
The Sasfin approach to private equity partnering:
A concern for entrepreneurs when considering an equity partner is the
bureaucratic restrictions that may overshadow the business’s entrepreneurial
spirit.
However, with Sasfin as your investor, we act as a catalyst by providing
value-enhancing insight and input into areas of corporate strategy, finance and
governance to help you grow your business.
For assistance contact Neil Eppel on +27 (0)11 445 8012 or neppel@sasfin.com
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives. We foster sustainable economic growth in developing countries by supporting private sector development, mobilizing private capital, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments. Our new investments totaled $14.5 billion in fiscal 2009, helping channel capital into developing countries during the financial crisis.
SAVCA (the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) is a non-profit company based in South Africa that represents the interests of the participants of the private equity and venture capital industry in Southern Africa.
All the key participants in the industry are members of the Association. Membership of SAVCA provides a high level of endorsement and denotes a high level of professionalism and integrity for the member firm. SAVCA plays a meaningful role in the Southern African private equity and venture capital industry by promoting the industry and its members, promoting self-regulation, setting professional standards, lobbying, disseminating information on the industry, arranging training for the staff of its members and researching the industry in South Africa.
SAVCA represents over 70 private equity and venture capital fund managers, the industry has over R 100 billion (c.US$ 12.5 billion) in funds under management with approximately 400 professionals.
The African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) was founded in 2002 to promote, develop and catalyze the venture capital and private equity asset class in Africa. The association's network of full and associate members is drawn from across the continent and internationally. AVCA advocates for high standards of ethical business conduct and professional competence in the industry.
Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA)
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) is a non-profit, independent, global industry association that promotes greater understanding of and a more favorable climate for private equity and venture capital investing in the emerging markets of Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
EMPEA was founded in 2004 with the belief that private equity and venture capital can be critical drivers of economic growth in emerging markets while simultaneously generating strong returns for investors. Since its inception, EMPEA has grown its membership to more than 270 firms representing the rich diversity of the private equity industry across global emerging markets.
EMPEA members play a variety of roles in the industry. While EMPEA’s focus is to support the needs of fund managers investing in emerging markets, EMPEA also aims to serve institutional investors, fund of funds, service providers, and others who play a significant role in building the industry.
EMPEA’s members represent more than 50 countries and nearly US$500 billion in assets under management.
The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) offers a total business solution for planning, managing and sustaining innovation. We specialize in innovation enablement, including innovation strategies, impacting on a culture for innovation, innovation training and innovation measurement.
The SA Innovation Network (www.saine.co.za) is context driven to fit the Southern African landscape and intends to enable innovation in the country. Saine provides a platform for learning, sharing and talking innovation. It aims to improve collaboration between government, academia and industry. Take part in the discussions. Send us your innovation story, innovation job or event.
