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Sabvest Capital Limited
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Sabvest Capital (Sabcap) is a JSE-listed investment holding company whose primary focus is owning a portfolio of significant equity interests in listed and unlisted companies — primarily in the industrial, services, IT, and financial sectors — with sound growth records or potential for above-average returns over the long term. Sabcap does not invest in start-ups, greenfield projects, or turnarounds; instead it favours large or influential minority stakes (typically 10–40% equity) in unlisted small/mid-cap companies, usually co-invested alongside family shareholders, operating management, or chosen financial partners in accordance with its 'Partnership Principle'. Sabcap holds its investments without pre-determined realisation periods and structures each investment to be free-standing and ring-fenced as to risk, while also maintaining a secondary portfolio of cash, bonds, listed equities, and fund participations when surplus liquidity is available.
Notable quotes
“Sabvest was one of the original minority equity investors in Revix Group, and we continue to have a small equity holding of 11% in the Revix holding company, which we have held at zero value since the year we invested in the platform.”
Team
Kyle De Matteis
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director
Leon Rood
Executive Director
Olufunke Ighodaro
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director & Chairman of Investment Committee
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA Bias Industries (Pty) Ltd | Growth | — | — |
| DNI-4PL Contracts (Pty) Ltd | Growth | — | — |
| ITL Holdings Group | Growth | — | — |
| Apex Partners Holdings (Pty) Ltd | Growth | — | 2019-07-01 |
| Corero Network Security Plc | Secondary | — | — |
| Masimong Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd | Growth | — | — |
| ARB Holdings (Pty) Ltd | Buyout | — | 2022-02-01 |
| Versofy (Pty) Ltd | Growth | — | 2023-12-18 |
| Halewood International South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Growth | — | — |
| Altify (previously Revix UK) | Seed | — | 2019-04-16 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Masimong Group Holdings | 3 |
| Burke Family (ARB Holdings) | 1 |
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