Why Us?

Why Us


ZKR Capital is very selective on the investments we pursue and will only focus on investments that meet our investment criteria and where we can add demonstrable value.

Our competitive advantages can be summarised as follows:
   Strong entrepreneurship and investment expertise
  • • Our investment team consists of qualified Chartered Accountants who have in excess of 75 years of combined experience in private equity, corporate finance, financial due diligence, BBBEE investments, board positions, corporate governance and business in general
  • • The team has also founded and managed businesses such as Mr.Mak, Tactus, RAFT, Powerstar Global and Unplugged amongst others and are therefore not just “dealmakers”
    •    Implementing value creation strategies at the portfolio company is one of our niches
  • • The ZKR Capital team has the necessary expertise that allows us to take a proactive approach to investing in portfolio companies and leading and implementing the value creation process
  • • Our partnership with Lion Pride Investment Holdings further augments our value creation approach
    •    Sector specialists
  • • We will focus on investment opportunities in the manufacturing, ICT, healthcare, education, business services, renewable energy and FMCG sectors
  • • In addition to the investment team, we have assembled a team of dedicated sector specialists that are experienced business executives who bring on board strong industry know-how, customer networks, supplier networks, operational and strategic experience to the portfolio company
  • • This ensures that we add immediate strategic value as we understand first-hand the portfolio company’s operational challenges and business opportunities that may be available
    •    We are partnership focused and ethically invested
  • • We work closely with shareholders, management and employees to create value
  • • We abide by the highest standards of ethics and corporate governance
  •    Strong BBBEE credentials
    We are 100% Black owned thereby enhancing ownership points in accordance with the BBBEE scorecard
    Our value creation partner, if considered to be value accretive for a particular investment is Lion Pride Investment Holdings. Please refer to www.lionpride.co.za