Overview of Investor

Paean Capital is a specialised independent, majority empowered, financial services group, focusing on corporate finance advisory and private equity. Its mission is the creation of clients' and partners' wealth. "Paean" is "a song in praise" of corporate finance advisory and private equity.

Paean Capital comprises:

Paean Advisors, a corporate finance advisory boutique, and Paean Private Equity, a private equity fund manager, focused on investing in market leading businesses, working with management teams and realising value within its portfolio companies.

Values and culture

The Principals' ultimate aim is to be the private equity manager of choice. To achieve this, they strive to maintain the highest levels of corporate governance, applying standards of professionalism across the firm.

Their five core guiding values that help them manage Paean Capital and the businesses they invest in more effectively are:

  • Integrity
  • Passion
  • Excellence
  • Innovation, and
  • Teamwork.
Type of investor
Private Equity
Sector/s of Interest
​Mining and quarrying
​Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
​Transportation and storage
Country/s of interest
South Africa
Botswana
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia