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Top 25 Private markets firms based in South Africa

Name: Private markets firms based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 232 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 232 private markets firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 4,333 professional contacts across them, including 1,945 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers private markets firms 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

232Companies

4,333Contacts tracked

1,945Verified emails

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The 25 largest private markets firms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 232 private markets firms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private markets firms: 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	Stanlib	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	966 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “STANLIB Asset Management is one of South Africa’s leading investment managers, with over R600 billion in assets under management (as of 31 December 2025).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Sasfin	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	791 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sasfin Wealth is now Otto1890 and we are investment specialists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Citadel Investment Services	Indirect evidence	Lynnwood Manor, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	379 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Far more than specialist wealth managers, we’re here to secure and grow your wealth, so that you have the freedom to choose the size of your dreams and the content of your next…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	M&g Investments Southern Africa	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	170 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We help our clients protect and grow their savings, ensuring they can retire comfortably with dignity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	MENAR	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
6	27four Investment Managers	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “27four is a diversified global financial services group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Foord Asset Management	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	59 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Foord Asset Management has been consistently growing retirement savings since 1981.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Transaction Capital Limited	Indirect evidence	Rosebank, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
9	Novare Holdings	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Novare is a trusted investment solutions provider to institutional investors and family offices, with operations across the African continent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Peregrine Capital	Indirect evidence	Wierda Valley, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Peregrine Capital, as one of the longest-running hedge fund managers in South Africa, we have been creating wealth for our clients since 1998.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Mergence Investment Managers	Indirect evidence	V&a Waterfront, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mergence is an independent asset management firm with a strong 20-year track record.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Melville Douglas	Indirect evidence	Randburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1987, Melville Douglas has been delivering superior investment returns across a number of asset classes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Everest Wealth	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Building Generational Wealth since 2002.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
15	Springpoint Finance PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We understand the value that lies in experience, transparency, and collaboration.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Bravura Holdings	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bravura \| Independent by nature.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Pallidus	Indirect evidence	Pretoria East, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pallidus is an independent corporate finance advisory, investment banking and investment management firm based in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	OIG	Indirect evidence	Tygervalley, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Optimum Investment Group (Pty) Ltd was founded in South Africa in 2012 as a Boutique Asset Manager (CAT II).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Metier	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
20	Medu Capital	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2003, Medu Capital is a professional investment management company with a focus on private equity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Denker Capital	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Denker Capital is a boutique asset manager based in Cape Town.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Grovest	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2014, we’re pioneering fresh thinking and investment products in alternative asset investing, with assets under administration of R3.6 billion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Value Capital Partners	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
24	Aeon Investment Management PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aeon Investment Management is a Level 1 B-BBEE boutique investment management company based in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa with a focus on long-term wealth creation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Visio Fund Management	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Visio is an investment management firm founded in 2003.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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 markets firms. 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 markets firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of private markets firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name private markets firms. 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 markets firms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

44.9%Verified-email coverage

18.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

25.9%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

133

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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 232 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 markets firms, 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 markets firms”. 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 markets firms), 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 markets firms, 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, 1,945 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 20, 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 markets firms, 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 markets firms are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 232 private markets firms 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?

Stanlib, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private markets firms?

Johannesburg leads with 60 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (49) and Sandton (25).

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 1,945 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 232 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 20, 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.