2025
SME Growth
We don't just invest in SMEs; we partner with them to execute a deep operational and digital transformation, building them into the market-leading companies of tomorrow.
Manufacturing
Components
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The challenge is not a lack of entrepreneurial talent, but a lack of an operational playbook for growth.
South Africa's engine for job creation
Fragmentation and inefficiency, particularly in foundational sectors like manufacturing, is the root cause of the country's suppressed economic potential and high unemployment, leaving immense value and social impact locked away.
Problem
South Africa's engine for job creation—its Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)—is stalled. Thousands of promising, profitable businesses are stuck in a "growth trap," unable to scale due to a lack of access to both sophisticated capital and modern operational systems.
The challenge is not a lack of entrepreneurial talent, but a lack of an operational playbook for growth. Without the tools and expertise to professionalize, these businesses cannot achieve the scale needed to become competitive, create sustainable jobs, or contribute to a more complex economy. They remain vulnerable to market shocks and are unable to compete with larger, more efficient players. This systemic failure to scale the SME sector represents the single greatest barrier to building a resilient and inclusive economy.
Solution
Our SME Growth platform is the high-growth engine of our fund, designed to solve this problem directly.
Our strategy is a hands-on, "Buy, Build, Digitize" roll-up. We acquire profitable businesses in fragmented sectors and implement our proprietary "Digital Operator Playbook" to drive value. By centralizing operations, deploying modern software, and executing strategic bolt-on acquisitions, we create significant economies of scale. For Fund I, we are focused on Specialized Manufacturing, building a platform that not only generates exceptional returns but also creates the foundational industrial base for our long-term vision of a more complex and competitive South African economy.
Concept
This case study demonstrates our core "Buy, Build, Digitize" strategy in action. It showcases how we acquire and transform traditional, fragmented businesses into a single, efficient, and market-leading platform.
In response to the fragmented and technologically lagging state of South Africa's local manufacturing sector, our illustrative case study focuses on a roll-up of specialized steel fabrication businesses in Gauteng. This platform directly addresses the critical need for reliable, high-quality component suppliers for our own Infrastructure and Real Estate projects, while solving the "growth trap" for the businesses we acquire. Our solution is to execute our "Digital Operator Playbook": we acquire profitable, family-owned fabricators and rapidly integrate them onto a single platform powered by a modern ERP system for production planning and lean manufacturing principles. By investing in CNC machinery and automation, we drastically improve output and quality, transforming a collection of small workshops into a professionalized, scalable manufacturing powerhouse that delivers superior returns and builds a vital link in South Africa's industrial value chain.
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(INBI® — 02)
©2024
FAQ
01
What does a typical investment look like?
02
How is the fund structured?
03
What is your target return profile?
04
How do you create value?
05
What is your geographic focus?
2025
SME Growth
We don't just invest in SMEs; we partner with them to execute a deep operational and digital transformation, building them into the market-leading companies of tomorrow.
Manufacturing
Components
Know More
The challenge is not a lack of entrepreneurial talent, but a lack of an operational playbook for growth.
South Africa's engine for job creation
Fragmentation and inefficiency, particularly in foundational sectors like manufacturing, is the root cause of the country's suppressed economic potential and high unemployment, leaving immense value and social impact locked away.
Problem
South Africa's engine for job creation—its Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)—is stalled. Thousands of promising, profitable businesses are stuck in a "growth trap," unable to scale due to a lack of access to both sophisticated capital and modern operational systems.
The challenge is not a lack of entrepreneurial talent, but a lack of an operational playbook for growth. Without the tools and expertise to professionalize, these businesses cannot achieve the scale needed to become competitive, create sustainable jobs, or contribute to a more complex economy. They remain vulnerable to market shocks and are unable to compete with larger, more efficient players. This systemic failure to scale the SME sector represents the single greatest barrier to building a resilient and inclusive economy.
Solution
Our SME Growth platform is the high-growth engine of our fund, designed to solve this problem directly.
Our strategy is a hands-on, "Buy, Build, Digitize" roll-up. We acquire profitable businesses in fragmented sectors and implement our proprietary "Digital Operator Playbook" to drive value. By centralizing operations, deploying modern software, and executing strategic bolt-on acquisitions, we create significant economies of scale. For Fund I, we are focused on Specialized Manufacturing, building a platform that not only generates exceptional returns but also creates the foundational industrial base for our long-term vision of a more complex and competitive South African economy.
Concept
This case study demonstrates our core "Buy, Build, Digitize" strategy in action. It showcases how we acquire and transform traditional, fragmented businesses into a single, efficient, and market-leading platform.
In response to the fragmented and technologically lagging state of South Africa's local manufacturing sector, our illustrative case study focuses on a roll-up of specialized steel fabrication businesses in Gauteng. This platform directly addresses the critical need for reliable, high-quality component suppliers for our own Infrastructure and Real Estate projects, while solving the "growth trap" for the businesses we acquire. Our solution is to execute our "Digital Operator Playbook": we acquire profitable, family-owned fabricators and rapidly integrate them onto a single platform powered by a modern ERP system for production planning and lean manufacturing principles. By investing in CNC machinery and automation, we drastically improve output and quality, transforming a collection of small workshops into a professionalized, scalable manufacturing powerhouse that delivers superior returns and builds a vital link in South Africa's industrial value chain.
More Works
(INBI® — 02)
©2024
FAQ
01
What does a typical investment look like?
02
How is the fund structured?
03
What is your target return profile?
04
How do you create value?
05
What is your geographic focus?
2025
SME Growth
We don't just invest in SMEs; we partner with them to execute a deep operational and digital transformation, building them into the market-leading companies of tomorrow.
Manufacturing
Components
Know More
The challenge is not a lack of entrepreneurial talent, but a lack of an operational playbook for growth.
South Africa's engine for job creation
Fragmentation and inefficiency, particularly in foundational sectors like manufacturing, is the root cause of the country's suppressed economic potential and high unemployment, leaving immense value and social impact locked away.
Problem
South Africa's engine for job creation—its Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)—is stalled. Thousands of promising, profitable businesses are stuck in a "growth trap," unable to scale due to a lack of access to both sophisticated capital and modern operational systems.
The challenge is not a lack of entrepreneurial talent, but a lack of an operational playbook for growth. Without the tools and expertise to professionalize, these businesses cannot achieve the scale needed to become competitive, create sustainable jobs, or contribute to a more complex economy. They remain vulnerable to market shocks and are unable to compete with larger, more efficient players. This systemic failure to scale the SME sector represents the single greatest barrier to building a resilient and inclusive economy.
Solution
Our SME Growth platform is the high-growth engine of our fund, designed to solve this problem directly.
Our strategy is a hands-on, "Buy, Build, Digitize" roll-up. We acquire profitable businesses in fragmented sectors and implement our proprietary "Digital Operator Playbook" to drive value. By centralizing operations, deploying modern software, and executing strategic bolt-on acquisitions, we create significant economies of scale. For Fund I, we are focused on Specialized Manufacturing, building a platform that not only generates exceptional returns but also creates the foundational industrial base for our long-term vision of a more complex and competitive South African economy.
Concept
This case study demonstrates our core "Buy, Build, Digitize" strategy in action. It showcases how we acquire and transform traditional, fragmented businesses into a single, efficient, and market-leading platform.
In response to the fragmented and technologically lagging state of South Africa's local manufacturing sector, our illustrative case study focuses on a roll-up of specialized steel fabrication businesses in Gauteng. This platform directly addresses the critical need for reliable, high-quality component suppliers for our own Infrastructure and Real Estate projects, while solving the "growth trap" for the businesses we acquire. Our solution is to execute our "Digital Operator Playbook": we acquire profitable, family-owned fabricators and rapidly integrate them onto a single platform powered by a modern ERP system for production planning and lean manufacturing principles. By investing in CNC machinery and automation, we drastically improve output and quality, transforming a collection of small workshops into a professionalized, scalable manufacturing powerhouse that delivers superior returns and builds a vital link in South Africa's industrial value chain.
More Works
©2024
FAQ
What does a typical investment look like?
How is the fund structured?
What is your target return profile?
How do you create value?
What is your geographic focus?