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Unlocking value.
Cultivating wealth.
A South African private equity firm that partners with premium, privately-owned companies in providing empowered equity risk capital alongside sustainable transformation and growth strategies, to unlock superior long term value.  
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Latest acquisitions
Our portfolio of active investments, selected for sustainable growth and strategic impact.
Our portfolio
Company profile
VO Connect
Last-mile connectivity for telecoms and ISPs
Telecoms
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Company profile
Chilleweni
Cold storage for South Africa's largest frozen food brands
Logistics
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Company profile
Ferreira Fresh
A family-run wholesale fresh produce supplier
Food/Bev
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Company profile
4PL Group
Third-and fourth party logistics solutions for Southern Africa
Logistics
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Company profile
The Bed Shop
Supplying beds and mattresses via 100+ stores
Manufacturing
Retail
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Company profile
Steelpack
Metal packaging for the industrial, cosmetics, and speciality sectors
Manufacturing
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Our portfolio
We facilitate various private equity deal cycles, including shareholder and management buyouts, management buy-ins and providing growth capital for market expansion or acquisitions.
Replacements
We provide replacement capital to facilitate the exit of existing shareholders, fund management buy-outs and facilitate leveraged buy-outs serviced by company free cash flow.
Buy-ins
We facilitate management buy-ins by seeking out partnerships with proven operational entrepreneurs.
Growth capital
We provide growth capital for companies seeking expansion through new markets or acquisitions.
Our solutions
Partner profiles
We partner with strong, existing management teams or facilitate responsible leadership transformation initiatives.
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Partner profile
William Mkhabela
Chief Executive Officer
Steelpack
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Partner profile
Jas Naidu
Chief Executive Officer
The Bed Shop
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Partner profile
Kevin Taskes
Chief Executive Officer
VO Connect
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We pursue quality, medium-sized businesses with high growth potential that are strategically positioned to address and benefit from the growth opportunities presented by Africa's nuanced economic and developmental needs.
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Inside the investment
Interviews, acquisition announcements and press pieces from our partnership network.
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Interview
Scaling SA’s Digital Economy
How Kevin Taskes built a wireless revolution
VO Connect
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Interview
Bedding down a legacy
Inside Jas Naidu’s dynamic growth journey
The Bed Shop
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Interview
Steel, grit and purpose
Behind William Mkhabela’s reinvention of Steelpack
Steelpack
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Press release
Vuna Partners announce acquisition of SA Steelpack
Investor acquires 85% stake in tinplate packaging leader
Steelpack
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Latest insights, analyses and opinion pieces from the Vuna Partners private equity team.
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Cultivating wealth through partnership.