Sabvest

Sabvest Capital Limited is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, growth capital and management buyouts. It seeks to invest equity interests in listed and unlisted companies. It usually invests in companies where key management has meaningful interests or in family managed businesses. The firm does not invest in stage one, start-up or greenfield investments, and turnarounds and is also unlikely to make new investments that exceed 15% of its portfolio or 25% of shareholders' equity. It seeks to invest in companies operating in the information technology, industrial, media, retail, trading, services, financial and distribution industries. The firm seeks to invest in businesses in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Europe. The firm invests between R5 million ($0.8 million) and R25 million ($4.2 million) in its portfolio companies along with equity stakes between 10% and 40%. It usually invests in companies where key management has meaningful interests or in family managed businesses. The firm may hold majority or joint controlling interests but without direct management responsibility. The firm does not acquire a board seat in case of majority investments and favors large minority stakes in unlisted companies. It may hold equity instruments that are small in percentage terms but where the group is able to exercise influence through board representation or shareholder agreements. The firm also has a secondary investment focus which includes holding cash, bonds, short-term investments, fund participation, shares and other investments and debt instruments. It seeks to hold a meaningful level of investments in international currencies. Sabvest Limited is based in Sandton, South Africa.