About us
Agile Capital is a respected, black-owned and managed investment company based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
It focuses on investments in sustainable businesses with strong management teams, a history of strong financial performance and tangible growth.
Agile means to to build in Setswana. This embodies the ethos of building relationships, partnerships and businesses.
Under the leadership of exceptional investment professionals, the company has built a strong and diversified investment portfolio across a range of sectors. In over a decade, Agile Capital has built a substantial investment portfolio invested in mid-market companies with growth potential and has become a leading South African investment firm.
A vision of investing in growing and sustainable businesses, generating strong returns for stakeholders and creating meaningful transformation. Agile Agile Capital has made sizable investments in businesses, taking a long-term partnership approach by investing alongside management teams and providing a sustainable B-BBEE solution.
Our investment approach
Agile Capital is a long-term investment firm that adopts a partnership-oriented strategy. We collaborate closely with management teams rather than taking operational control.
Our expertise lies in finance, governance, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). We offer non-executive strategic and financial support to the companies we invest in.
We specialize in assisting businesses seeking growth capital, replacement capital, management buyouts, and management buy-ins. We also have a track record of partnering with multinational corporations for mutual empowerment.
Investment criteria
However, it does not invest in start-up and green fields businesses, business rescue and turnaround cases, deep mining and exploration ventures, real estate assets or primary agriculture. It focuses on businesses with a solid record, tangible growth prospects and strong management teams.
Sector agnostic
Demonstratable track record of strong financial performance – Good margins, cash generative”
Tangible growth prospects
Strong management team
Minimum sustainable EBITDA of R20 million
Testimonials
Timeline
Establishment of Fund I of R500m with RMB and RMB Corvest.
Completion of investment in Autozone from listed Supergroup.
- Conclusion of investment in Vuya! Investments which held interests in Henkel SA and TUV Rheinland.
- Acquired equity in Provest Group.
- Buy-out of minority shareholders in Provantage Media Group.
- Buy-out of the empowerment shareholders in Innovation Group.
- Acquired equity in MCG Plastics.
- Acquired equity in Autovest.
Acquired equity in Aquatico Laboratories.
- Exit of MCG Plastics.
- Exit of Autovest.
- Successful raising of second R500m Private Equity fund II with RMB and RMB Corvest.
- Exit of Autozone.
Acquired equity in Spill Tech.
- Acquired equity in Goldrush.
- Acquired equity in Feedem.
- Acquired equity in BBE Group.
- Acquired equity in Excellerate.
- Acquired equity in SA Biomedical.
- Establishment of Private Equity Fund III.
Acquired interest in Averge Technologies.
- Exit of investment in Spill Tech Group to Seche Environment.
- Acquired equity in UniQ support services.
- Acquired interest in Seche South Africa, a holding company owing equity in Spill Tech Group, Interwaste and Envirosure.
Establishment of Fund I of R500m with RMB and RMB Corvest.
Acquired Autozone from Supergroup Limited.
- Conclusion of investment in Vuya! Investments which held interests in Henkel SA and TUV Rheinland.
- Acquired equity in Provest Group.
- Buy-out of minority shareholders in Provantage Media Group.
- Buy-out of the empowerment shareholders in Innovation Group.
- Acquired equity in MCG Plastics.
- Acquired equity in Autovest.
Acquired equity in Aquatico Laboratories.
- Exit of MCG Plastics.
- Exit of Autovest.
- Successful raising of second R500m Private Equity fund II with RMB and RMB Corvest.
- Exit of Autozone.
Acquired equity in Spill Tech.
- Acquired equity in Goldrush.
- Acquired equity in Feedem.
- Acquired equity in BBE Group.
- Acquired equity in Excellerate.
- Acquired equity in SA Biomedical.
- Establishment of Private Equity Fund III.
Acquired interest in Averge Technologies.
- Exit of investment in Spill Tech Group to Seche Environment.
- Acquired equity in UniQ support services.
- Acquired interest in Seche South Africa, a holding company owing equity in Spill Tech Group, Interwaste and Envirosure.
Sectors we are invested in
Automotive
Energy & Engineering
Environmental
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Media & Entertainment
Healthcare
Outsourced Services