€66 million
Integrated telecom service provider
Pan-Africa
2024: Mezzanine funding for debt refinancing and expansion
Portfolio
€14 million
Cherry tomatoes & berries production
Morocco
2024: Mezzanine funding provided for expansion
$47.5 million
Commercial Properties in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
Kenya
2024: Mezzanine funding for acquisition & construction of office buildings
R346 million
BPO services provider
South Africa
2024: Equity & mezzanine funding provided for cash-out & expansion
€30 million
Medical consumables and equipment
Morocco
2023: Provided equity funding for cash-out and expansion
$25 million
Innovative water security solutions
East Africa
2023: Supported the leveraged buyout
of the Group
$10 million
Commercial Properties
Egypt
2022: Funding Compass Capital to acquire six office buildings
R430 million
Residential real estate developer
South Africa
2021: Multi-phase funding for 412ha development in North Coast, KZN
$18.4 million
Hotel group
Egypt
2020: Funding for renovations
and working capital
Date exited: June 2024
$28 million
Healthcare group
Morocco
2020: Equity funding to expand the
group’s network of private clinics
R82 million
Residential real estate developer
South Africa
2020: Expansion funding to complete an
affordable housing development
Date exited: June 2022
€8 million
Integrated technology provider
Morocco
2019: Funding for the founder to acquire a controlling equity stake in a subsidiary
€19 million
Oil & gas distributor
Côte d’Ivoire
2018: First-ever leveraged management
buy-out in Francophone West Africa
Date exited: December 2022
$10 million
Smart city development
Mauritius
2018: Provided expansion funding for a
smart city property development
Date exited: April 2023
$8 million
Neighbourhood shopping mall in Nairobi
Kenya
2018: Debt refinancing
$12.5 million
Neighbourhood shopping mall in Lagos
Nigeria
2017: Refinance debt and provide
working capital
R250 million
BEE investment holding company
South Africa
2016: Provided expansion funding for additional investments
Date exited: September 2018
R250 million
Fibre-to-the-home operator
South Africa
2016: Provided expansion funding for the rollout of fibre across SA metros
Date exited: April 2020
N$80 million
Hospitality & commercial property group
Namibia
2016: Provided expansion funding for the construction of a new hotel
$20 million
Property development company
Nigeria
2016: Capex and working capital to fund a new property development; refinancing of
existing debt
R353 million
Facilities management
South Africa
2015: Acquisition of shares in
Servest by management
$10 million
Diversified property group
Uganda
2014: Refinancing of existing debt; capex and working capital funding
$15 million
Diversified property group
Ghana
2014: Acquisition of a diversified portfolio of properties in Accra
$15 million
4G LTE telecoms network
Ghana
2014: Provided expansion funding for the network rollout across Accra
R77 million
Cement producer
South Africa
2014: BEE acquisition of a
30% shareholding in AfriSam
R107 million
Bed & mattress manufacturer
South Africa
2014: Mezzanine and equity funding for a management buy-out
Date exited: March 2023
R105 million
Pharmaceutical distributor
South Africa
2014: Provided expansion funding for extension of product range
Date exited: August 2019
R205 million
37-storey commercial tower in Pretoria
South Africa
2014: Acquisition of the commercial tower
by a BEE consortium
R49 million
Mining support services
South Africa
2013: Acquisition of Timrite by
Thebe and management
Date exited: April 2019
R150 million
Mixed used property development
South Africa
2013: Pre-development finance for a
mixed-use property development in Sandton
$15 million
Independent power producer
Ghana
2013: Provided expansion funding for the construction of a new power plant
Date exited: November 2019
R133 million
FMCG distributor
Botswana
2012: Acquisition of a 40% stake in CA Sales by Export Trading Group
Date exited: March 2014
R87 million
Producer of garden plant protection & nutrition products
South Africa
2011: Acquisition of Efekto by Ascendis Health
Date exited: July 2013
R85 million
Returnable packaging company
South Africa
2010: Refinancing of existing debt, expansion funding and BEE share acquisition
Date exited: December 2015
R199 million
Metals recycling
South Africa
2008: BEE share acquisition in underlying operating company
Date exited: June 2022
R347 million
Media & advertising company
South Africa
2008: Funding for buyout of Primedia by a consortium led by management, Mineworkers Investment Co & Brait
Date exited: December 2013
R119 million
Facilities management
South Africa
2007: Acquisition of a 100% stake in Tsebo by a consortium led by ABSA Capital from
Ethos Private Equity
Date exited: December 2013
R124 million
Forestry
South Africa
2007: Acquisition by York of a 100% stake
in a complementary business,
Global Forest Products
Date exited: February 2012
R110 million
Chemicals manufacturer
South Africa
2007: BEE share acquisition in Safripol
Date exited: April 2015