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Private equity firms in Johannesburg

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

37
Private equity firms in Johannesburg
37
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
1
Other types here
37 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 LeapFrog Investments Johannesburg, South Africa 66 36 12 27
2 Convergence Partners Johannesburg, South Africa 47 16 10 10
3 Vantage Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 37 32 12 11
4 Ethos Private Equity Johannesburg, South Africa 27 11 12 1
5 Makalani Management Johannesburg, South Africa 25 0 12 2
6 Value Capital Partners Johannesburg, South Africa 19 1 14 9
7 UW Ventures Johannesburg, South Africa 18 6 0 0
8 Mineworkers Investment Johannesburg, South Africa 15 9 6 8
9 Global Capital (Pty) Ltd. Johannesburg, South Africa 14 8 3 0
10 Zebu Investment Partners Johannesburg, South Africa 14 2 0 3
11 Musa Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 12 12 4 0
12 Business Partners International Johannesburg, South Africa 10 6 0 77
13 Secha Capital Partners Johannesburg, South Africa 9 7 0 14
14 Tana Africa Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 9 6 0 2
15 Treacle Private Equity Johannesburg, South Africa 8 8 3 0
16 Agile Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 7 4 1 2
17 Lireas Holdings Johannesburg, South Africa 7 1 0 2
18 Adinah Capital Partners Johannesburg, South Africa 6 5 0 1
19 Kagiso Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 6 4 0 3
20 WDB Investment Holdings Johannesburg, South Africa 6 3 3 1
21 Buffet Investments Johannesburg, South Africa 5 1 0 0
22 NuState Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 5 1 0 0
23 Trinitas Private Equity Johannesburg, South Africa 5 1 1 1
24 Sakhumnotho Group Johannesburg, South Africa 4 1 1 3
25 i-Cubed Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 4 0 0 1
26 Sango Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 4 0 0 10
27 Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management Johannesburg, South Africa 3 2 1 11
28 IMFEZEKO INVESTMENT HOLDINGS Johannesburg, South Africa 2 1 0 0
29 Goneke Investment Group Johannesburg, South Africa 2 0 0 0
30 Caleo Private Equity Johannesburg, South Africa 1 1 0 0
31 Vuwa Investments Johannesburg, South Africa 1 0 1 0
32 Blank Canvas Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 0 0
33 Capital Sense Holdings Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 0 0
34 LinkMakers Capital Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 0 0
35 Mahlako Financial Services Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 0 0
36 Savvy Venture Partners Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 0 0
37 TriVest Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 0 0

Table 1. Private equity firms in Johannesburg, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 37.

Investment stages

Among these 37
Private equity investors30 Early stage investors10 Venture investors6 Seed investors6 Late stage investors4 Post IPO investors3 Debt investors3 Convertible note investors2

Other investors in Johannesburg

Venture capital firms28

Private equity firms elsewhere

New York895 London543 Beijing236 San Francisco232 Chicago207 Paris202 Shanghai178 Singapore173 Boston148 Toronto145 Dallas138 Los Angeles138 Seoul128 Mumbai105 Hong Kong91 Houston86 Shenzhen81 Dubai73 Austin71 Miami71 Washington70 Stockholm68 Sydney65 Atlanta64
Cite: FundingWatcher, 37 private equity firms in Johannesburg, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/private-equity-firms/johannesburg-na---south-africa/