Building The Business

Peregrine Capital celebrates 25 years

Peregrine Capital has reached the 25-year mark as a business, with its flagship Peregrine Capital Pure Hedge H4 QI Hedge Fund achieving the distinction...

Laurium reaches 15-year milestone

Laurium Capital has reached the 15-year milestone as a business, with total assets of R50 billion across its product range, including R4 billion in...

Challenger looks to broaden investor base with trade finance strategy

Challenger is looking to broaden its investor base, building on the solid track record of its Challenger Trade Finance Fund, which seeks to generate...

Gemcorp favours African private credit

London-headquartered Gemcorp Capital Management Limited, which began operations in 2014, has had another successful year with its multi-strategy Gemcorp Fund I, which focuses on...

Africa: Resilience in the private equity market

by Angela Simpson and Lydia Shadrach-Razzino, partners and co-heads of the Corporate/M&A Practice, Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg

OMAI hybrid equity offers flexible alternative

Hybrid equity offers a compelling investor opportunity, according to Mujaahid Hassan, Co-Head: Hybrid Equity at Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI), which was an early...

Three-year track record for Differential multi-strategy

Fund has gained 18% annualised over three years, combining data science and machine learning with fundamental investing

Bateleur maintains reliable profile even in toughest markets

Founded in 2004, Cape Town-based Bateleur Capital is an independent, owner-managed fund management business with an extensive track record of consistent real returns within...

Apex acquires Efficient Group companies in South Africa

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, plans to acquire the Efficient Group, subject to Competition Commission approval

Éxito focuses on sector allocation

Johannesburg-based Éxito Investment Managers, founded by Walker Naudé and Leonard Steenkamp, is hitting its stride in 2023 with its long-running equity-focused hedge fund strategies. Long-time colleagues Naudé and...