Private equity firms in South Africa
56 private equity firms headquartered in South Africa are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Financial services, Healthcare and Education. The cities with most of them are Johannesburg (21), Cape Town (6) and Sandton (4). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Cape hospitality · property · real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Acorn Agri & Food Production · Agri Inputs and Services · Energy and Logistics · Agri Production |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | South Africa |
| Acorn Black Investments | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Adinah Capital Partners technology · engineering · manufacturing · biotechnology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | South Africa |
| African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) infrastructure · toll roads · renewable energy · power generation |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Agile Capital Automotive · Energy & Engineering · Environmental · Financial Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Airnergize Capital water purification · sustainable energy · waste management · clean air systems |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Aka Capital AI · banking · building materials · engineering |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Apex Partners Holdings Engineering, Project Delivery & Operations Management · Mining Equipment, Distribution & Aftermarket · Power, Water & Infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Arise financial services · banks · fintechs · non-banking financial institutions |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Ata Capital Energy · Telecommunications & Media · Property · Offshore |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Sandton, South Africa |
| Athena Capital FMCG · business services · inclusive tech-enabled financial services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Bopa Moruo Private Equity industrial · services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Sandton, South Africa |
| Criterion Africa Partners forestry · downstream manufacturing · biomass energy |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| EXEO Capital Food & Agribusiness · Supply-Chain Solutions · Health & Wellness · Other Consumer Products & Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Bellville, South Africa |
| Fledge Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |
| Global Capital education · food manufacturing · dental healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Hamilton Private Equity (Pty) Ltd sport · listed growth capital · bonds · late-stage venture capital |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | South Africa |
| Harith General Partners energy · transport · digital infrastructure · health |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Sandton, South Africa |
| Imbewu Capital Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | La Lucia Ridge, South Africa |
| Infinite Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Sandton, South Africa |
| Infra Impact Investment Managers Waste · Water · Energy · Telecommunications |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | South Africa |
| Invequity education · technology · localisation · connectivity |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Jala Capital Group B.P.O. · retail · industrial supplies · industrial climate control |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |
| Kapela Holdings | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Illovo, South Africa |
| Kasada Capital Management real estate · hospitality · hotels |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not applicable | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Khulasande Capital Chemicals and Minerals · Industrial Services · Building Materials · Financial Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | South Africa |
| Kingson Capital financial infrastructure · food systems · digital economy |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Salt Rock, South Africa |
| Lereko Investments gaming and leisure · logistics · property development · pulp and paper |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Not stated | South Africa |
| LionPride Investment Holdings Energy · Food · Education · Accessible Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Medu Capital basic industries · consumer goods · services · information technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |
| Metier transport and logistics · retail · health · tourism |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nala Growth | Direct + LP | Private equity | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Opus18 Capital Partners financial services · industrial · property · consumer-facing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Pamodzi Investment Holdings food manufacturing · metals · coal · IT |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| PAPE Fund Managers Manufacturing · Services · Technology · Environment |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers energy transition · digital infrastructure · transportation & logistics · waste-to-value |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Pula Capital Partners eLearning · Management Consulting · Marketing & Advertising · Information Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Cape Town, South Africa |
| RH Managers healthcare · impact investing · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| RMB Corvest manufacturing · industrial · agri-processing · mining support services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |
| RMB Ventures | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |
| SAAD Investment Holdings financial services · retail · technology · agri-processing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Sana Partners Industrial Tech · Retail & Brand · Agri-Processing · Mining Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Sango Capital Management consumer · food value chain · energy and power · infrastructure services |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Secha Capital SMEs · essential industries · underserved markets |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Senatla Capital Private Equity · Private Credit · Real Estate · Infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Illovo, South Africa |
| Sphere Holdings | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | South Africa |
| Summit Africa private equity · social infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | South Africa |
| Tamela Capital Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Bryanston, South Africa |
| Trinitas Private Equity Manufacturing · Retail Property Development · General Merchandise Distribution · Technology, Media and Telecoms |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |
| TriVest (Trium Investments) FinTech · Renewable Energies · Healthcare · Education |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Twofold Capital Financial Services · Digital & Technology Enabled Businesses · E-commerce & branded consumer goods · Property |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |
| UW Ventures | Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Valhalla Capital Partners agriculture · renewable energy · healthcare · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Vuna Partners Financial services · Education · Industrials · Manufacturing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |
| Zungu Investments Mining · Pharmaceuticals · Education · Property |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Africa |