Vantage Capital commenced business in 2001 as a black owned and managed private equity fund manager. Vantage Capital remains primarily focused on private equity investment activities for its own account and for third party funds and is one of the only remaining black controlled, independent private equity firms in SA.

To date, Vantage Capital has invested over R1.5 billion ($188 million) in 18 investments in the technology fund, the mezzanine fund and on balance sheet. Six investments, have been successfully exited.

Vantage Risk Capital, a subsidiary of Vantage Capital Group, has successfully raised a R1 billion Mezzanine Fund from local and international investors. The Mezzanine Fund was officially closed in November 2007 and is now fully invested. Vantage Risk Capital is now in the process of raising a larger pan-African mezzanine fund.

Vantage Capital has a value-add philosophy and will generally only invest in businesses where it is able to play an active role. Some of the factors which influence the investment decision are the size of the investment, the location, the industry and Vantage Capital’s management capacity to get involved. As a pioneer in black empowered private equity fund management, Vantage Capital is committed to black economic empowerment (“BEE”) and the transformation of the private equity industry. This is reflected in the composition of the team which is representative of a broad range of skills and cultures.