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Top 25 Financial services private equity investors based in South Africa

Name: Financial services private equity investors based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 130 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 130 financial services private equity investors headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 851 professional contacts across them, including 375 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers financial services private equity investors headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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851Contacts tracked

375Verified emails

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The 25 largest financial services private equity investors based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 130 financial services private equity investors based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to financial services private equity investors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	MENAR	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HANDS-ON INVESTMENTS Menar invests in controlling and managing shareholders in private and listed companies and allocates capital to selected projects and companies actively…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	27four Investment Managers	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Partial evidence “27four is a diversified global financial services group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Transaction Capital Limited	Partial evidence	Rosebank, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	58 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Transaction Capital is an active investor in and operator of credit-orientated alternative assets managed by experienced entrepreneurial management teams employing a rigorous…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Everest Wealth	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Building Generational Wealth since 2002.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2004, Westbrooke is a multi-asset, multi-strategy manager of alternative investment funds and co-investment platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Kagiso Tiso Holdings KTH	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KTH is an investment holding company which, through its legacy companies Kagiso Trust Investments and Tiso Group, boasts a track record of investment performance and creating long…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Medu Capital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	28 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 2003, Medu Capital is a professional investment management company with a focus on private equity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Vcap1	Indirect evidence	Woodmead, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VCAP1 is an entity established for the specific purpose of investment in the fintech industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Tamela	Partial evidence	Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Tamela is a Financial Services Company with activities in Corporate Finance Advisory, Fund Management and Principal Investments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Value Capital Partners	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Value Capital Partners (VCP) is an investment company which takes minority positions in listed companies and becomes an engaged shareholder in those entities to drive maximum…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Sango Capital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Sango Capital is an investment firm making private equity investments in Africa's fastest growing economies through a select portfolio of direct investments, private equity funds…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Caleo Capital	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Caleo Capital we nurture a collective spirit, a shared commitment to authenticity, and an unwavering belief that wealth should serve your life's purpose.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Accolade Financial Servise	Partial evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Accolade® is a premier global investment and advisory firm that strives to provide solutions that create lasting value for our investors, the companies in which we invest and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Ifsa Asset Managers	Strong evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Welcome to IFSA Private Equity – pioneers of prosperity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Talent10 Holdings	Indirect evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From coal mining to the silver screen and all things in between, Talent 10 Holdings does venture capital like no one else.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Leaf Capital	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Financial services company providing investment management in the private equity, structured finance and property areas as well as corporate advisory services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Vuna Partners	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vuna Partners is a South African private equity investor focused on medium sized businesses across a range of sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	NEW GX Capital	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2005, New GX Capital Holdings Proprietary Limited or “New GX”, is a black owned and controlled investment company formed on strong entrepreneurial principles…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Hlayisani Capital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Investment Management, Venture Capital & Private Equity” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Senatla Capital	Strong evidence	Illovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Launched in 2010, Senatla Capital is an established South African based Private Markets investment manager regulated by the South African Financial Services Conduct Authority…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Phoenix Group Of Companies	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Phoenix aims to empower institutions and individual clients to conserve, develop and leverage their financial resources through effective access to relevant knowledge and skills…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Multiply Group	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Multiply Group is a private investment company that provides longer term strategic capital to business owners through a partnership focused approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Cambridge Capital	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cambridge Capital was founded in 2007 with the vision of building a global investment company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Theza Capital PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “THEZA Capital is an authorised financial services advisory and investment company established in 2007.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Saad Investment Holdings	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SAAD Investment Holdings (SAAD) was established in 2006 as the investment arm of the Tree of Life group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: financial services private equity investors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names financial services private equity investors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of financial services private equity investors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name financial services private equity investors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Financial services private equity investors based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

44.1%Verified-email coverage

6.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

36.2%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 130 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among financial services private equity investors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “financial services private equity investors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names financial services private equity investors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among financial services private equity investors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 375 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Financial services private equity investors by metro

Financial services private equity investors in Johannesburg47

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names financial services private equity investors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many financial services private equity investors are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 130 financial services private equity investors headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

MENAR, headquartered in Sandton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most financial services private equity investors?

Johannesburg leads with 47 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (24) and Sandton (19).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 375 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 130 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.