The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) has appointed five new members, including Darshan Daya, Edmund Higenbottam, Liz Kolobe, Ria Papier and Nicola Gubb, to its ...

"The board extends its appreciation to her for her leadership during a pivotal period for the organisation and the broader private capital industry. "Appointed during a time of transition, Tshepiso ...

The Southern African private equity industry invested R31.3-billion in 2017, which represents an increase of 102% on the R15.5-billion invested in the previous year and well above the yearly average ...

The esteemed individuals - Darshan Daya, Edmund Higenbottam, Liz Kolobe, Ria Papier, and Nicola Gubb - have officially embarked on their roles as board members. Providing his insight on these new ...

In these turbulent economic times, successful businesses and entrepreneurs are arguably among Africa’s most valuable resources. It is estimated that small enterprises employ between 50 and 60% of ...

Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) relief was short-lived after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a R200-billion government Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme in April. The scheme was intended to ...

To increase the number of investable women fund managers in Southern Africa, global transaction and financial advisory firm MiDA Advisors and industry body the Southern African Venture Capital and ...

ICT-focused start-ups received the highest number of venture capital (VC) deals in 2023, as South African VC fund managers committed over R3.28 billion to early-stage investments. This is one of the ...

Savca is the industry body for private equity and venture capital participants in southern Africa and represents about R184-billion in assets under management through its 170 registered members. In ...

Sanari Capital found LightWare in the most unlikely way. The private equity firm is always on the lookout for companies it can invest in, and usually sources them through its business network on a ...

The Savca 2021 Private Equity Industry Survey showed that fundraising declined in 2020 to R16.9 billion as South Africa battled to attract capital from foreign investors amid Covid-19, but this year, ...

The Southern African private-equity industry invested R31.3-billion in 2017, which represents an increase of 102% on the R15.5-billion invested in the previous year and well above the yearly average ...