Throughout its 25 year history, Ethos believes it has played a pivotal role in developing and formalising the South African private equity industry and establishing private equity as a significant and attractive alternative asset class in this region.
Highlights of this extensive track record include:
Extensive transaction experience generating superior returns over a range of economic and political cycles:
Since its first private equity transaction in 1984, Ethos has completed 101 private equity transactions. 86 of these investments have been realised or partially realised, generating R8.2 billion in proceeds.
Notably , Ethos has an unblemished record with senior lenders.
Led numerous complex, pioneering and large private equity transactions:
First public-to-private deal in South Africa – Strip Steel (1992);
First BEE deal – Kagiso Publishers (1994);
Landmark multinational transaction with significant operations across Africa – Dunlop Africa (1998);
Largest and most complex SA private equity deal at the time – Waco (2000); and
Raised the first “blind pool” buyout fund in South Africa in 1992
Ethos is currently investing Ethos Private Equity Fund V, a R5.6 billion (US$750 million) buyout fund closed in 2006.
*Voted Number One Private Equity Firm in South Africa in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Strategic Banking Survey, since inception in 2000.
Ethos Private Equity Limited is licensed as an authorised financial services provider under the jurisdiction of the Financial Services Board of South Africa in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 37 of 2002). License number 9254.
