The Great Debate: Infrastructure Investing in SA vs the Rest of the Continent

29 June 2022 It’s a well-known fact that infrastructure investment is urgently needed across Africa, including in South Africa. The African Development Bank estimates that the continent’s infrastructure financing needs will be as much as $170 billion a year by 2025, with an estimated gap of around $100 billion a year. And in the private…

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Positive outlook for the PE industry’s impact on SAs socioeconomic development

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) recently hosted its first in-person private equity (PE) conference since before the pandemic hit our shores in early 2020. Over 400 local and international delegates attended the two-day event which took place at the beautiful Ashanti Estate in Paarl, Western Cape. Tanya van Lill, outgoing…

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MEDIA RELEASE| SAVCA APPOINTS TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) – the industry body for private equity and venture capital in Southern Africa –welcomes two new directors to its board, following the virtual SAVCA Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 7 October 2020. SAVCA CEO, Tanya van Lill says that the new appointees – Natalie…

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PRESS RELEASE| SA PRIVATE EQUITY REMAINS FAVOURABLE RELATIVE TO LISTED MARKET

The latest RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report reveals that the country’s private equity industry has again outperformed listed equity over the medium-term, as of December 2019. The 2019 fourth quarter report, which tracks a representative basket of private equity funds in South Africa, shows outperformance across all three listed benchmarks over the five-year…

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PRESS RELEASE| PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY WELL POSITIONED TO NAVIGATE COVID-19 CRISIS

After experiencing accelerated growth for the last three years, Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to go deep into contractionary territory in 2020. Highlights from the SAVCA 2020 Private Equity Industry Survey, however, indicate that the private equity industry remained resilient in the face of weak macroeconomic circumstances during the 2019 calendar year, which bodes well for…

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PRESS RELEASE: SAVCA CALLS FOR REGULATION 28 AMENDMENTS TO SUPPORT SA’s ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Private equity and venture capital funds (‘private equity’) play a unique function in the investment marketplace because they are actively involved in growing companies and their workforces. This differentiates private equity from hedge funds, collective investment schemes and other institutional investors, which generally play no active role in the strategic growth of companies. Despite this…

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Private equity and venture capital industry pledges over 1 100 hours to assist SMMEs

April 07 2020: South African businesses are facing the battle of their lives. To ensure as many companies as possible survive the COVID-19 economic crisis, the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has launched a small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) support platform in collaboration with is membership network, which consist of…

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The SA venture capital and private equity industry responds to the Covid-19 crisis

The Covid-19 epidemic is an unprecedented public health and economic crisis. The private equity and venture capital industry manages R175-billion of investments in private companies, mostly small- and medium-sized businesses, on behalf of pension funds and other investors. We are at the front line of working with particularly small- and -medium sized companies to confront…

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The fundamental role of Private Equity | INTO AFRICA May 2019 Edition

Private Equity has maintained its key role in Africa’s economic transformation and sustainable growth by supporting small-medium enterprises as well as promoting impact and sustainable investment in Africa. Private equity has also helped innovative and dynamic African companies achieve their ambition who may otherwise be limited only by a lack of capital and experience. Shelley…

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US$1.5+ billion investment pipeline at Africa’s Green Economy Summit

AGES 2025: Building a climate resilient Africa – catalysing investment and innovation in the green and blue economies South Africa, 28 January 2025: Sanlam Investments is proud to sponsor Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2025, scheduled to take place from 19-21 February 2025 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town. AGES is a…

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Connecting Africa’s Visionaries: Vuka Group’s Commitment to Transformative Green Projects

Vuka Group and Africa’s Green Economy Summit are spearheading efforts to boost Africa’s inclusive economic growth by connecting project owners with a global network of investors. This strategic initiative aims to accelerate vital projects, promoting sustainability and prosperity across the continent. Elodie Delagneau, Investment Lead at Vuka Group, emphasised the group’s success in linking ambitious…

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RMB Corvest and partners facilitate a MBO of Nampak Liquid Cartons

RMB Corvest, in partnership with Dlondlobala Capital, have concluded a successful management buyout of Nampak Liquid Cartons (a division of Nampak Products Ltd (“Nampak Products”)), Nampak Zambia and Nampak Malawi. Nampak Liquid Cartons is a separate business division under Nampak Products which manufactures, sells and supplies paper products used to package beverages, including Pure-Pak and…

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AIH Capital’s AIH Fund 1 acquires 49% shareholding in HDC

We are pleased to announce that in June 2024, AIH Fund I, under the management of AIH Capital, closed its second deal with High Duty Castings (HDC), acquiring a 49% shareholding in the manufacturing company. HDC is a leading cast iron foundry with blue-chip and multi-national clients and has been successfully operating for over 3…

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Old Mutual Private Equity Exits Chill & Inhle Beverages

  Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE) has sold its stake in Chill & Inhle Beverages, the owners of well-known brands such as Fitch & Leeds and Score energy drinks, to a private equity consortium led by Alterra Capital Partners. The transaction closed on 14 October 2024. The transaction follows Old Mutual Private Equity’s delisting of…

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Phatisa, Masimong, and Sabvest Sell 100% Interest in Rolfes to Solevo Group

Phatisa, Masimong, and Sabvest Sell 100% Interest in Rolfes to Solevo Group, Strengthening its Pan-African Specialty Chemicals Market Presence Strategic Transformation of Rolfes: Rolfes has been strategically transformed into a leading diversified chemicals provider, expanding its reach across Africa and Europe and strengthening its market position. Unlocking New Opportunities for Growth: The sale to Solevo…

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Metier invests in Blinkwater Meule

Metier Capital Growth Fund III invests in one of the largest independent maize millers in South Africa Metier, through its Capital Growth Fund III (“MCGF III”), has partnered with the van den Berg family in an investment into Blinkwater Meule (“Blinkwater”), a vertically integrated maize meal producer and retailer in South Africa. Blinkwater manufactures quality…

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South Africa: Infinite Partners exits to Bidvest

Infinite Partners, a South Africa-based private equity fund manager, has announced the exit of Synerlytic, which housed WearCheck as its remaining operating entity. WearCheck is one of the leading condition monitoring specialists on the African continent, processing more than 800,000 samples per annum. While the company’s core business is the scientific analysis of used oil,…

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Survey results: SA Private Equity fundraising activity surges to a 13-year high

Tshepiso Kobile, CEO of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) Despite growing concerns about the turbulent macroeconomic outlook, the high interest rate environment and fundraising challenges, Southern Africa’s Private Equity (PE) industry has surged forward. With 2024 being referred to as the ‘ultimate election year’ on both local and global fronts,…

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HAVAÍC completes first close of its African Innovation Fund 3

The fund has secured $15 million in commitments for its first close. Cape Town-headquartered venture capital firm HAVAÍC has announced the first close of its African Innovation Fund 3, which has a target of $50 million. In partnership with cornerstone investors Universum Wealth and The SA SME Fund, as well as local and international family…

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South Africa’s Tech Sector Attracts Significant VC Investment Surge

The technology sector is spearheading investment within South Africa’s start-up ecosystem, even amid challenging macroeconomic conditions. This insight comes from the South African Venture Capital Association (SAVCA), which unveiled the findings of its 2023 Venture Capital Survey, which was published on Thursday, 18 July 2024. The survey indicates that South African start-ups secured R3.3-billion in…

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ICT sector leads the charge as Venture Capital investments in SA hit R3bn mark

Click here to read the original article. The performance of the venture capital (VC) sector in South Africa defied the downwards trend in annual deals seen since 2020 as investments hit the R3 billion mark in 2023, displaying the level of resilience that has since become synonymous with the start-up ecosystem. The Southern African Venture…

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New Survey: South Africa’s VC Sector On Positive Trajectory And What This Means

Click here to read the original article. South Africa’s 2023 startup ecosystem concluded on a high note, as the local venture capital (VC) sector defied the global downward trend in annual deals since 2020. The recent Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) Venture Capital Survey Launch 2024 revealed that total capital flow…

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Ticketmaster Expands Presence in Africa with Acquisition of Quicket

Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticket marketplace, is acquiring Quicket, a major player in Africa’s General Admission event and festival ticketing, to further support the rapidly growing live events market across the continent. Having launched in the market in 2022, Ticketmaster serves some of South Africa’s leading festivals, sports, music, theatre, and venue clients. The partnership with…

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Harnessing the power of private equity for economic gains

Private equity has evolved into an asset class not only capable of providing the smooth returns demanded by investors, but also the ability to generate economic growth and drive job creation. It’s time retirement funds take notice, writes Ola Leepile, the Chief Executive Officer of Novare Holdings Click here to read the original article. The…

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South Africa: Admaius Capital Partners in mining supplier deal; Ethos spin-off exits

Admaius has announced the acquisition of The Particle Group. Admaius Capital Partners, an Africa focused private equity investor, has acquired a stake in The Particle Group (TPG), a supplier to the mining industry. TPG is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa but has operations globally. TPG manufactures and sells specialist chemical products called certified reference materials…

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Metier exits to Infra Impact Investment Managers

Infra Impact Investment Managers has acquired a majority equity stake in Oricol Environmental Services from Lereko Metier Environmental Solutions Holding. The successful share sale transaction sees the Infra Impact Mid-Market Infrastructure Fund 1 become the new majority shareholder in the company, effective 4 June 2024, after the deal met all the required regulatory approvals. Oricol…

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SAVCA announces winners at prestigious industry awards ceremony – Engineering News

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Associate (SAVCA) Industry Awards, which took place in Sandton last week, showcased the achievements of some of the most innovative businesses in the country. In the running were a mix of companies, each nominated for having successfully used invested capital to build thriving enterprises. After much deliberation,…

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SAVCA announces winners at prestigious industry awards ceremony – Africa Business Quarterly

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) Industry Awards, which took place in Sandton last week, showcased the achievements of some of the most innovative businesses in the country. In the running were a mix of companies, each nominated for having successfully used invested capital to build thriving enterprises. After much deliberation, the expert panel…

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SAVCA announces winners at prestigious industry awards ceremony – Daily Entrepreneur

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Associate (SAVCA) Industry Awards, which took place in Sandton last week, showcased the achievements of some of the most innovative businesses in the country. In the running were a mix of companies, each nominated for having successfully used invested capital to build thriving enterprises. After much deliberation,…

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