Fund Profiles

Futuregrowth’s renewables focus offers long-term gains

Futuregrowth Asset Management has built an impressive track record in South Africa’s power sector, driven off the back of investing in renewable energy deals...

Staying power drives Mazi to deliver even in tough times

For Malungelo Zilimbola at Mazi Asset Management, building an asset management business and delivering consistent returns for clients is about staying power. “It’s not about...

AG Capital Rainbow posts solid three years

The AG Capital Rainbow SNN Retail Hedge Fund has achieved its three-year milestone, with the South African long/short equity fund delivering double-digit gains since...

Laurium sees resilience in African fixed income

Laurium Capital is pleased with the progress of its African bond fund, which delivered double-digit gains in 2020, with the asset class demonstrating resilience...

Challenger charts the way forward in opportune times

The Challenger Trade Finance Fund has come through particularly difficult market conditions brought on by the global Covid-19 pandemic, with assets now on the...

Adenia deploys fourth fund with eye on new opportunities

With a focus on family-owned businesses across a diverse range of industries, Adenia Partners brings ESG and impact investing into the core of its investment philosophy

New Imara fund focuses on fintech in Africa

Imara Asset Management is about to launch its Imara Fintech Fund, a concentrated long-only equity fund tapping into the mega-trends of a non-cash revolution...

Agile deploys 4th fund in mid-market space

Mid-market private equity firm Agile Capital has a further R900 million to deploy of its R1 billion Fund IV, looking to partner with management...

Vital Capital impact relief facility makes two new loans

Vital Capital, a pioneering impact investor that has been working with companies in sub-Saharan Africa for more than a decade, is pleased to announce...

Ascent raises PE capital for SMEs in East Africa

African private equity fund manager Ascent has announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at more than US$100 million, significantly...