Our history

• Incorporated in October
• Acquired stake in Oceana for R7.5m
• Raised initial capital of R3m from community shareholders

• Total investments R17.4m
• Raised R13m from shareholders
• Acquired stakes in Plessey Cellular, KFM Radio and Norwich Holdings

• Restructure of share capital
• First AGM held
• Raised R104m from institutions

• Raised R85m in various share issues
• Asset base R300m
• Sold stake in Norwich at profit of R21m
• Acquired House of Monatic
• Listed on JSE
• Sold off noncore assets raising R62m
• Acquired stake in Nandos Group

• Paid back 150cps to all shareholders
• Acquired 30% of Lion of Africa
• Prof Jakes Gerwel appointed as Chairman of board

• Acquired stake in Peoples Bank
• Sold stake in KFM Radio
• Started BrimEquity, a JV with Coronation Capital

• Received empowerment deal of the year award for Peoples Bank
• Disposed of property investments
• Acquisition of further shares in Sea Harvest
• Market capitalisation drops to below R40m

Declared maiden dividend of 4cps

• Disposed of stake in Nandos Group
• Acquired 25% in Lenco Holdings for R52m
• Doubled stake in Sea Harvest to 21.52% for R85.3m
• Specific share repurchase
• Paid maiden dividend of 4cps

• Acquired stakes in Old Mutual and Nedbank
• Acquired 18% stake in Life Healthcare
• Clawback offer of R110m

• Acquired a further 10% stake in Oceana for R176m
• Increased stake in Life Healthcare to 21.9%

• Sold Lenco stake for R203m
• Acquired 18% stake in Aon Re Africa

• 10 years on the JSE
• Acquired Phuthami Nathi shares

• Increased stake in Sea Harvest to 55.7%
• Increased stake in Lion of Africa to 74%
• Acquired option to subscribe for 1% of Tiger Brands

• Unbundled Life Healthcare to shareholders
• Acquisition of remaining 26% of Lion of Africa
• Acquired MTN Zakhele shares

• Increased stake in Scientific Group to 28.2%
• Acquired further 8.5m shares in Oceana for R382m

• Acquired 12.3% of Taste Holdings
• Disposed of 4.5m shares in Life Healthcare realising R140m
• Acquired 25.1% of Afena Capital

Total assets increase by R1.1bn

• Acquired 4.97% of Grindrod
• Acquired further 1.16m MTN Zakhele shares
• Acquired further 1.1m Phuthuma Nathi shares

• Subscribed for additional 2.8m shares in Oceana rights offer
• Acquired further 19.7m shares in Taste Holdings
• Old Mutual and Nedbank transactions matured
• Disposed of investment in Scientific Group at a profit of R44.8m
• Increased shareholding in Grindrod to effective 6.62%
• Acquired further 1.96m Phuthuma Nathi shares
• Acquired 10% of Equites for R350

• Increased stake in Sea Harvest to 85%
• Disposed of investment in Rex Trueform and African & Overseas realising R51.8m
• Disposed of investment in Taste Holdings realising R143.4m
• Disposed of investment in Afena Capital realising R11m
• Participated in Equites private placement of shares in the amount of R100m

• Listing of Sea Harvest on the JSE
• Acquired 17.2m shares in Life Healthcare rights offer
• Acquired 40m shares in Long4Life ahead of its listing
• Disposed of Investment in MTN Group
• Acquired 33.8m shares in Stadio BEE transaction

• Disposed on investment in Tiger Brands
• Acquired 10% of FPG Property Fund
• Disposed of investment in Long4Life
• Lion of Africa placed into run-off

• Acquired further 21.4m shares in Sea Harvest for R300m
• Acquired further 8m shares in Oceana for R582m

Acquires a further 55% in Obsidian Health increasing its stake to 80%