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Top 22 Private equity companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Name: Private equity companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026 45 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 45 private equity companies headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 234 professional contacts across them, including 118 with verified work emails and 11 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity companies headquartered in Johannesburg, 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 13, 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 13, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

45Companies

234Contacts tracked

118Verified emails

11Mobile numbers

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The 22 largest private equity companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 22 of 45 private equity companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 13, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private equity companies: 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	Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 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 13, 2026
2	Metier	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Metier is an independently owned private equity fund manager with an extensive track record spanning nine investment pools and delivering returns in excess of 30%/ Metier is an…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
3	Medu Capital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 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 13, 2026
4	Value Capital Partners	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 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 13, 2026
5	Vuna Partners	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 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 13, 2026
6	Hlayisani Capital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Investment Management, Venture Capital & Private Equity” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
7	Scientia Holdings Property Fund	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Scientia Holdings Property Fund (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African private equity fund manager established in 2019, with operations officially commencing in 2020.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
8	Kalon Venture Partners	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kalon Venture Partners invests in and builds a portfolio of high growth technology companies, with innovative business models, geared to existing and emerging institutions and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
9	Principal Partners Trust	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Principal Partners is a ‘boutique’ private equity firm founded by investment specialist, Avram Levy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
10	Nitinol Capital	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nitinol Capital is a debt solutionist business that focuses on optimizing corporate capital structures by creating bespoke funding solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
11	Bapa Investments PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BAPA Investments is a Strategic Investment Company, which currently holds a diversified investment portfolio in commercial property and established fin tech and distribution…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
12	Ironside Investments	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We co-invest with our equity and operational partners in sectors that provide growth, sustainability and utility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
13	Sakhisizwe Private Equity Fund	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Sakhisizwe Private Equity is a Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Private Equity Firm with its focus on generating long-term capital appreciation by investing in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
14	Bopa Moruo Private Equity	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bopa Moruo is a mid-market Southern Africa focused Private Equity firm with the aim of generating long-term capital appreciation by building formidable businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
15	Calibrate	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Calibrate is a private, black female empowered equity investment business run by a team of investment professionals and entrepreneurs with diverse skill sets and backgrounds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
16	Aligned Capital PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aligned Capital (Pty) Ltd focuses on small and mid-market investment opportunities where entrepreneurs are looking for growth capital and / or strategic support.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
17	Springboard Capital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Springboard Capital is a trusted partner for entrepreneurs and business owners seeking private equity services, offering more than just money.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
18	Espin Capital PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2015, Espin Capital is a South African based private equity investment group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
19	22capital South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “22 Capital invests in high potential, high growth companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
20	Southfields Group	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Southfields is an investment holdings, private equity and growth stage venture firm dedicated to cultivating innovative and sustainable businesses and growing them to global…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
21	Dass Capital	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dass Capital is an investment company focusing on growing companies, through capital investment and partnership with the owners & managers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 2026
22	R Solve	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 13, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “What happens when great minds come together with a shared purpose?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 13, 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: private equity companies. 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 private equity companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of private equity companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name private equity companies. 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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Private equity companies based in Johannesburg, South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 13, 2026

50.4%Verified-email coverage

4.7%Mobile-number coverage

5.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

104.4%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 13, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 17.0d

890–30

2931–60

061–90

090–180

0180+

Company record updated

Median 64.0d

00–30

10531–60

8761–90

2790–180

15180+

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 private equity companies, 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 Johannesburg, South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “private equity companies”. 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 private equity companies), 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 private equity companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Johannesburg 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, 118 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 13, 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.

Private equity companies by metro in South Africa

Private equity companies in Johannesburg47
Private equity companies in Cape Town27

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 private equity companies, 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 private equity companies are there based in Johannesburg, South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 45 private equity companies headquartered in Johannesburg, 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?

Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity companies?

Johannesburg leads with 47 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (27) and Sandton (14).

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 118 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 45 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 13, 2026.

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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.