Overview of Investor

Capricorn is an owner-managed investment business focused on private equity.

In 2017, our record of successful investments attracted a well-respected strategic shareholder in the Ellerine Group. Capricorn has acquired and advised on the acquisition of shares in a diverse portfolio of both private and public companies, contributing to a highly lauded investment track record.

Capricorn has played a key role in establishing and growing numerous businesses through our investments in asset management, lending, insurance, retail and industrial investment holding companies. We have strategically narrowed our focus to the financial services sector in recent years.

Type of investor
Private Equity
Sector/s of Interest
​Information and communication
software development
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
Financial and insurance activities
FinTech and InsureTech
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
Financial Services and Insurance
Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities
Country/s of interest
Ethiopia
Mexico
Nigeria
South Africa
United Kingdom