Sanari Capital Aims To Invest In Growth Companies In South Africa
Sanari Capital Aims To Invest In Growth Companies In South Africa. Founded in 2013, Sanari Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in growth companies emanating from Africa (mainly from South Africa) with regional and global scalability and exposure. It emphasises digital and human enablement to unlock business potential. Sanari specialises in investing in founder-run, owner-managed or family-owned businesses.
Sanari is a profit with purpose firm, promoting inclusive growth whilst delivering superior returns to investors. Through the application of capital, experience through different cycles, skill, time and commitment, it partners with management in building sustainable, scalable and saleable businesses. The firm is women-led, majority black- and women-owned.
It follows an active investment approach that focuses on growth, strategy and strong execution. The company works with founders, owners and managers to craft solutions for business challenges and opportunities. Its investment strategy includes buy-and-build / platform investments, growth equity, rollouts and some buyouts/re-capitalisations. Its team has the knowledge, commitment and passion to fuel the success of businesses with potential by providing high quality, rigorous and customised private equity solutions to complement entrepreneurial settings.
Funded businesses can gain access to attractive private equity investments and strong deal flow focused on entrepreneurial businesses in the large lower and mid market in South Africa and incrementally into the rest of Sub Saharan Africa. They can rely on the company’s rigorous and structured investment and value add processes, and firm focus on governance. Businesses also benefit from solid investment management by a team of professionals with proven private equity investment expertise and experience in owner-managed businesses across various sizes and stages of development. It makes a difference by contributing to sustainable employment, economic growth, transformation, a green economy and social services.
Sanari Capital’s work is driven by sustainable value creation, not just for companies and investors but for the communities and environments touched by the businesses it works with. It is driven by a desire to offer value to society not as a separate initiative but in all that it does and in every investment decision it makes. It is also committed to supporting a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem through mentorship and its involvement with landscape-changing public service organisations.
