SASFIN Private Equity plans to invest in small and medium-sized enterprises, deploying R50m a year on businesses with an enterprise value of R50m-R350m.Sasfin Private Equity, a division of Sasfin Capital, said it preferred co-investing in businesses with a strategic partner in addition to management."We are looking to execute at least two deals a year, being about R50m deployed per annum. We are also actively seeking acquisitions for our existing portfolio companies, as our investment model is to grow and optimise the business platforms into which we have invested," Sasfin Private Equity head Neil Eppel said."We generally have an orientation towards manufacturing and distribution-type businesses. That said, we have a diverse pipeline in which we are evaluating businesses in the IT (information technology) and medical industries, and are also … tackling the fast-food space and insurance sectors."Sasfin Private Equity’s portfolio includes the clothing sector and manufacturing.In cloth...
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