Vantage Capital

Vantage Capital, established in 2001 and based in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates as an independent private equity fund manager. It is recognized as one of the few black-owned and managed private equity firms in the country. The firm primarily focuses on private equity investments for its own account as well as for third-party funds. In addition to its core private equity activities, Vantage Capital has also managed a venture capital fund that targeted investments in the software and technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, supporting a range of companies within those industries.

Ridhaa Ahmed

Senior Associate of Vantage Mezzanine

Akinseye Akinola

Senior Associate of Vantage Mezzanine

Luc Albinski

Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Mezzanine Funds

Driss Benabdeslam

Associate

Alastair Campbell

Managing Director - Vantage GreenX

Zaheer Cassim

Associate Partner

Hugo van den Heever

Senior Associate - Vantage Mezzanine

Johnny F. Jones

Partner

Siyanda Gule Khumalo

Chief Financial Officer

David Kornik

Partner

Mokgome Mogoba

Associate Partner - Vantage Mezzanine

Abigail Newham

Associate

Diana Njuguna

Senior Associate of Vantage Mezzanine

Colin Rezek

Managing Partner, Vantage Mezzanine

Nishay Vithal

Senior Associate of Vantage Mezzanine

Past deals in Zimbabwe

CA Sales

Debt Financing in 2012
CA Sales is a distributor of fast-moving consumer goods with operations in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In March 2012, Vantage-funded Export Trading Group had acquired a 40 percent stake in CA Sales alongside PSG Asset Management, a South Africa-listed investment group. Vantage’s exit was funded by a senior debt facility provided by First Bank of Nigeria. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.