Vantage Capital Group |
FUND MANAGER DETAILS |
Year Fund Started | 2006 |
Type of Fund Manager | Independent |
Regulatory License Number | VC Fund Managers (FSP # 28711); Vantage Mezzanine III (FSP # 45610) |
Total Number of Investments to Date | 31 |
Number of Investment Executives | 14 |
Principal Office Address | 3 Melrose Boulevard, Ground Floor, Melrose Arch, 2076 |
Key Contact Person and Designation | Luc Albinski (Executive Chairman), Warren van der Merwe (Managing Partner) |
BEE Ownership | None of the above |
Company Description | Vantage Capital is an Africa-focused fund manager with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The business was founded in 2001 and has raised funds of over $1.1 billion.
Since 2006, Vantage Capital's Mezzanine division has made 31 investments across three funds into 11 African countries, making it the largest and most experienced independent mezzanine funder on the continent.
In addition, Vantage Capital's GreenX division has made fourteen senior debt investments into South African solar and wind energy projects across two funds.
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Telephone | +27 (0)11 530 9100 |
E-mail | lalbinski@vantagecapital.co.za / warren@vantagecapital.co.za |
Website | www.vantagecapital.co.za |
FUND DETAILS |
Name of Fund | Vantage Mezzanine Fund III |
Committed Capital of Fund | USD 290 million |
Fund Structure | Limited Partnership |
Nature of Fund | Mezzanine debt |
Number of Portfolio Companies | 13 |
INVESTMENT PREFERENCES |
Minimum Investment | ZAR 80 million and USD 8 million |
Maximum Investment | ZAR 250 million and USD 28 million |
Average Current Investment Size | ZAR 162 million and USD 15 million |
Industry Preference | |
Industry Excluded | - Agriculture & Forestry & Fishing
- Gambling
- Military services & Arms
- Mining and mining related
- Tobacco & Alcohol
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Investment Stage Preference | - Replacement capital
- Expansion
- Medium
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Investment Stage Excluded | - Replacement capital
- Private Equity
- Expansion
- Medium
- Buyout
- Large
- Growth / Development Capital
- Buy-in
- Mezzanine
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Minimum and Maximum Equity Usually Taken | 0% to 49% |
Geographical Preferences | - SADC
- South Africa
- East Africa
- West Africa
- North Africa
- Pan-African
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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