Sphere Holdings

Sphere Holdings is a private equity firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa, founded in 2003. The company specializes in investing in privately held businesses across various strategic sectors, including B2B, commercial products, B2C, apparel and accessories, manufacturing, containers and packaging, and industrial sectors within Africa. It focuses on building long-term partnerships and actively collaborates with its portfolio companies to foster growth and development. Sphere Holdings is notable for its commitment to broad-based Black Economic Empowerment, with majority black control and significant women ownership, aligning with its goal to support economic transformation in South Africa. The firm also emphasizes social responsibility, with approximately 15% of its shares held by charitable organizations, benefiting over five million individuals across nine provinces in South Africa. As it expands its focus to the broader African continent, Sphere Holdings remains dedicated to creating value for its investors, shareholders, and business partners through disciplined investment processes and a strong network.

Marang Denalane

Director

6 past transactions

hearX Group

Series A in 2021
hearX is an award-winning start-up with the mission of providing affordable access to hearing healthcare using smart digital solutions. With a strong research and engineering background, we aim to democratize and decentralize hearing care, obliterating the traditional audiology model and market, which was never built to scale, instead providing hearing care to millions by leveraging our smart tech, big data and artificial intelligence expertise. The hearX Group four categories of solutions: Lead Generation and Remote Care solutions, Clinical solutions, Preventative Solutions as well as Direct to Consumer intervention solutions. We have had more than 1 000 000 tests and screenings done using our products across 39 countries. Our innovative solutions are as accurate, but faster, cheaper and easier to use than traditional methods. We pride ourselves in offering a fully managed service, providing an entirely new way to overcome traditional barriers to the detection and diagnosis of disabling hearing loss.

Pearson South Africa

Private Equity Round in 2016
Pearson is the world's leading education company. With a presence in over 70 countries and 40 000 employees, Pearson provides learning solutions from early childhood learning to professional certification, Pearson curriculum-based materials, e-learning content and tools, as well as teacher training and testing programmes help to educate millions of people worldwide. Pearson is also a leading provider of digital learning programmes and test development, processing and scoring services to educational institutions, corporations and professional bodies around the world. In order to provide unique learning solutions, Pearson creates content, technology, assessment tools and services. Partnering with stakeholders, Pearson creates innovative solutions to improve learner achievement and institutional effectiveness. South Africa’s best-known and most-respected names in publishing; Longman, Heinemann and Maskew Miller were merged to form Pearson South Africa in 2010. In 2013 alone, Pearson distributed over 23 million text books into schools across South Africa, and trained over 80 000 teachers. All this content is being converted into e-content.

BBD

Acquisition in 2016
BBD is a focused software development business with significant experience in the financial services, telecommunications and allied industries. The company has a track record of superior and on-time project delivery spanning over 20 years.

Babcock International Group - Africa

Private Equity Round in 2015
Babcock International Group - Africa is manages critically important assets that help to bring power to our homes and businesses.

Dynamic Fibre Moulding

Private Equity Round in 2007
DFM is a manufacturer of moulded and natural fibre packaging in South Africa, predominantly in the egg packaging industry. DFM is the market leader in moulded fibre egg packaging, and is growing market share in the packaging of dairy products as well as thermoformed and cushion packaging.

Honeywell Process Solutions

Private Equity Round in 2007
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) helps industrial customers around the world operate safe, reliable, efficient, sustainable and more profit. A business unit of Honeywell International, HPS has pioneered process automation control for more than 40 years with a continuous evolution from legacy process control systems to today’s leading innovations such as Experion® PKS, protecting our customers’ investments in automation assets.
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