South Africa

Nodus is an independent investment banking business specialising in mergers & acquisitions, buy-outs & private equity.

The Nodus Capital business is focussed on mergers and acquisitions, buy-outs and the raising of capital. We initiate, evaluate, structure and facilitate the implementation and conclusion of corporate transactions and the raising of capital. We see transactions through from start to finish. Private Equity The Nodus Equity business is focussed on private equity. Our investment philosophy is simple: clear investment criteria; a rigorous investment process; and a close working

Imbewu Capital Partners is a black owned and controlled private equity investment holding company.

Imbewu (which means “seed” in Zulu) Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd (“Imbewu”) invests, structures and raises funding for management buy outs, leveraged buy outs and strategic Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE”) transactions in partnership with management teams and shareholders.

Enso Equity is a Cape town-based early and late stage venture capital firm.

As a principal investor, Ensō Equity aspires to embody these values in our dealings with our partners and to promote them in our investments. We believe that with these core principles as a guiding light, we are able to better navigate constant change and embrace innovation.

Ensō Equity invests in both early-stage and later-stage businesses. These businesses should benefit from "rising tides" in global trends and businesses that fundamentally enhance the world around us and do good.

Ensō Equity is not a passive

Tana Africa Capital is an Africa-focused investment company with US$600 million of capital raised since inception. Tana is owned by the Oppenheimer Family and Temasek Holdings (“Temasek”). Since inception in 2011, Tana has invested in a portfolio spanning the FMCG, retail, education, healthcare, and agribusiness sectors with operations in more than 20 countries across the African continent. Tana is managed by a team of 12 investment professionals from offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and Abidjan, Ivory Coast

AngelHub Ventures is a VC firm specializing in growth capital, early stage, mid venture, and startup investments in South Africa,  specifically investing into lean startups with disruptive business models and technologies. The fund is FULLY INVESTED and now forms part of Hlayisani Capital.

Summit Africa has a Private Equity Fund that provides access to scarce, high-growth, defensive, private equity investment opportunities in strategic sectors that contribute meaningfully to the Social and Economic Transformation and Development of local communities and South Africa as a whole.

Summit Africa in South Africa is a black owned and managed, specialist Alternatives Investment Manager, delivering bespoke investment solutions through its Private Equity Fund and unlisted Social Infrastructure Fund.

Through its dedicated products, our emphasis is to deliver above-benchmark risk

Sango Capital is an investment firm making private equity investments in Africa's fastest growing economies through a select portfolio of direct investments, private equity funds and bespoke pooled investment vehicles. Sango currently manages a number of investment vehicles aggregating capital from institutional investors including pension funds, foundations, endowments, sovereign wealth funds and high net worth family clients from the United States and Asia.

Khula Lula is a micro-financing VC that aims to address the existing gap of South African women involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity, by bolstering female entrepreneurship and underrepresented tech startups.

In January 2020 we opened our applications for the first time to African women in the startup landscape to apply for R200 000 in funding for their pre-seed e-commerce startups. We encountered so many challenges along the way, which included navigating the changes our country was facing as a result of Covid-19. This did not stop us from pursuing our penultimate mission of

Motus is a diversified (non-manufacturing) business in the automotive sector with unrivalled scale and scope in South Africa, and a selected international presence.

Motus is South Africa’s leading automotive group, employing over 17 000 people globally. We are a diversified (non-manufacturing) business in the automotive sector with unrivalled scale and scope in South Africa, a selected international presence primarily in the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as a limited presence in South East Asia and Southern and East Africa.

Motus traces its roots back to 1948, when its founding

SAAD Investment Holdings (SAAD) is the investment arm of the Tree of Life group that buy, build and grow businesses for long-term sustainability and the benefit of all stakeholders. 

SAAD Investment Holdings (SAAD) was established in 2006 and at our core, we are active investors that buy, build and grow businesses in our key focus industries for long-term sustainability and the benefit of all stakeholders. We do this by partnering with management teams and actively supporting the business and its management with the necessary capital, strategic advice and access to business networks. It is