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Top 25 Private equity firms in financial services based in South Africa

Name: Private equity firms in financial services based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 199 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 199 private equity firms in financial services headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,268 professional contacts across them, including 548 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers private equity firms in financial services 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 29, 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 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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1,268Contacts tracked

548Verified emails

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

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 199 private equity firms in financial services based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private equity firms in financial services: 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	Futuregrowth Asset Management	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Futuregrowth is a fixed interest investment company that creates opportunities for investors to choose returns that matter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	MENAR	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
3	27four Investment Managers	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Partial evidence “27four is a diversified global financial services group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Transaction Capital Limited	Indirect evidence	Rosebank, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	58 contacts →
	Indirect 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 29, 2026
5	DNI	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The DNI Group is a market leading investment company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
7	Kagiso Tiso Holdings KTH	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
8	Medu Capital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
9	Numeral Group	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Numeral XII is a growth oriented, forward-thinking, diversified investment holding group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Vcap1	Indirect evidence	Woodmead, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
11	Value Capital Partners	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
12	Sango Capital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
13	Summit Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Summit South Africa was founded in 2016.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Sphere Holdings	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2003, Sphere is a high performing investment holding company driven to create value for funders, shareholders and business partners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	True Group	Indirect evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “True Group holds investments on a nationwide scale and in Southern Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	FIO Capital	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fio Capital is a global investment firm, investing capital and strategic resources in entrepreneurial markets – the only sustainable solution to growing global economies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Accolade Financial Servise	Indirect evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	12 contacts →
	Indirect 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 29, 2026
18	Tabono	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tabono is an owner-managed investment business focused on profitable businesses in highly specialised sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Sinovich Investments	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sinovich Investments is a dynamic and forward-thinking company that is dedicated to investing in industries that offer sustainable growth and a positive impact on society.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Ifsa Asset Managers	Strong evidence	Kempton Park, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Welcome to IFSA Private Equity – pioneers of prosperity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Talent10 Holdings	Indirect evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
22	Leaf Capital	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
23	Plane Tree Capital	Partial evidence	Illovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Private Credit \| Empowering Growth, Rooted in Partnerships Plane Tree Capital is a specialized, award-winning private credit provider and investment management company based in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Tana Africa Capital	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tana Africa Capital is an Africa-focused investment company with US$650 million of capital raised since inception.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Vuna Partners	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 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 firms in financial services. 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 firms in financial services.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of private equity firms in financial services, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name private equity firms in financial services. 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 firms in financial services based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

43.2%Verified-email coverage

6.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

38.2%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

119

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

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 199 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 private equity firms in financial services, 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 “private equity firms in financial services”. 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 firms in financial services), 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 firms in financial services, 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, 548 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 29, 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.

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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 firms in financial services, 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 firms in financial services are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 199 private equity firms in financial services 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?

Futuregrowth Asset Management, headquartered in Cape Town, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity firms in financial services?

Johannesburg leads with 76 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (30) and Sandton (26).

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 548 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 199 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 29, 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.