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Helios, founded in 2004, focuses on private investment in Africa, raising three private equity funds and taking over the Modern Africa Fund in 2004. With world-class investment skills, deep portfolio operations capability, and diverse local and global networks, Helios contributes to regional development by building profitable, value-creating, and socially responsible private enterprises. Investing capital in African businesses increases opportunity and advances economic well-being, making domestic prospects increasingly attractive. The multiplier effect of creating economic opportunity within

Sanari Capital is a South African private equity investment company. We specialise in founder-run, owner-managed and family-owned businesses with a high growth agenda.

Sanari Capital was founded in 2013. Our aim is to build businesses that are sustainable, scalable and saleable.

We manage investments in companies in the lower- and middle-market in South Africa and selectively in other African markets. Our team has the knowledge, commitment and passion to fuel the success of businesses with potential by providing high quality, rigorous and customised private equity solutions to complement

The Public Investment Corporation SOC Limited (PIC) is an asset management firm wholly owned by the government of the Republic of South Africa, represented by the Minister of Finance.

Established in 1911 as the Public Debt Commissioners, the PIC was corporatised on 1 April 2005 in accordance with the Public Investment Corporation Act, 2004. The PIC ranks amongst the best and successful asset management firms in the world and is by far the largest in Africa.

PIC’s clients are mostly public sector entities, which focus on provision of social security. Amongst these are the Government Employees

Metier is a proven leader in the area of private equity, alternative assets and related advisory services. The company was founded in 2004 and raised South Africa’s largest private equity fund in terms of third party local commitments. It has an established team that ranks amongst the largest and most experienced in the industry. Metier has a strong track record in private equity investing and selective M&A advice that confirms its leadership status.

Metier manages two capital growth funds and a sustainable capital fund. Our realised club-deal principal portfolio has also shown remarkable

Ethos is widely considered to be the most experienced and successful private equity investment team in South Africa. 

Founded in 1984, Ethos pioneered South African private equity, concluding the first private equity-led acquisitions in the country.

In 2016, Ethos transitioned into a broader investment firm, managing investments in private equity and credit strategies in South Africa and selectively in sub-Saharan Africa.  Furthermore, Ethos also launch Ethos Capital, an investment vehicle listed on the JSE, designed to offer investors long-term capital appreciation by investing in a

LeapFrog Investments invests in high-growth financial services and healthcare companies in emerging markets

LeapFrog Investments invests in exceptional businesses in emerging Asia and Africa – and enables leaps of growth, profitability and impact. Launched in 2008, the group’s portfolio of companies now reaches 221 million people with financial services and healthcare, across 33 countries. 174 million of those people are emerging consumers; most are accessing formal insurance, savings, pensions, credit, remittances or healthcare for the first time. LeapFrog, which has had over $2 billion of