Fund Profiles

Optis focuses on the long term

Van Wyngaarden’s unconstrained global investment thesis is based on identifying high-conviction positions that he holds for a number of years, combined with being defensive during market meltdowns

ASOC preps second distressed fund

Africa Special Opportunities Capital (ASOCapital) will be raising capital from mid-year for its second fund, a special opportunities private equity fund that seeks to...

X-Chequer delivers in tough year

After a “bittersweet” 2018, Werner Prinsloo and his team at X-Chequer Fund Management are looking forward to the next 12 months

Westbrooke targets high-yield debt

Richard Asherson is building a diversified portfolio of higher-yielding private debt opportunities investing predominantly in the UK

Courtney takes active approach

Part of the Prime manco and advised by Courtney Capital, the multi-strategy hedge fund product is an actively traded QIF that focuses mostly on the South African markets

Verster’s Protea range makes steady progress

Hybrid "man and machine" style pays off as automation brings breadth to proprietary quantamental process

Strong decade for Chrysalis

Cape Town-based Chrysalis Capital has reached the 10-year mark as a business, with its Chrysalis Credit Arbitrage Fund achieving positive returns each month since inception in August 2008

Nitrogen extends portfolio gains

The Nautilus Nitrogen Retail Hedge Fund has generated a net annualised return since inception 12 years ago of more than 13%

Paragon algo-driven fund on track

The Paragon quantitative multi-strategy fund has successfully launched as a regulated qualified investor fund (QIF) as of March 1. The fund is managed by Evan...

Laurium team celebrates 10 years

Ten years since launch and Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital is a thriving boutique business focused on the African marketplace, offering both long-only and hedge fund...