Vantage Capital Fund Manager

vantagecapital.co.za Direct investor

Vantage Capital is an Africa-focused fund manager founded in 2001 that runs mezzanine debt funds and, through its GreenX division, provides senior debt to South African solar and wind energy projects. It has raised over $1.6 billion across its funds and invests in mid-market companies across Africa.

Vantage Capital Fund Manager is an asset manager headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, founded in 2001. It invests directly in companies, from growth to buyout, in mezzanine finance, renewable energy, telecom infrastructure and healthcare. Over $1.6 billion of funds raised under management, as it reports.

“Since 2006, Vantage Capital’s Mezzanine division has made 41 investments across four successive funds into 11 African countries, making it the largest and most experienced independent mezzanine funder on the continent.”

— Vantage Capital Fund Manager, own website

Layer

Direct investor

Type

Asset manager

Stage

Growth – Buyout

Headquarters

Johannesburg, South Africa

Invests in

Africa, South Africa, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Egypt, Namibia, Botswana, Mauritius, Senegal, Rwanda, Tanzania

Sectors

mezzanine finance, renewable energy, telecom infrastructure, healthcare, hotels, education, BPO, water solutions

Founded

2001

Assets under management

over $1.6 billion of funds raised