We buy and build great African businesses
Founder-led? Profitable? Essential to your customers? We’re a long-term operating HoldCo that partners with owners to exit fully, de-risk, or scale with a patient partner—quietly, fairly, and fast.
Cape Capital Partners is a Cape Town‑based holding company that acquires and permanently owns profitable, cash‑generative service and light‑industrial businesses across Southern and Sub‑Saharan Africa. We operate with permanent, operator‑led capital—no fund deadlines, no forced exits—providing founders with a successor that will preserve jobs, culture, and community impact for decades.
What We Do
We acquire and grow resilient, cash-generative companies. With permanent capital (no fund clock), operator experience, and a people-first approach, we protect your legacy while unlocking liquidity and future upside.
Founder-friendly deals: Cash at close + rollover equity, earn-outs or vendor notes to align interests
Operational firepower: Strategy, finance, sales enablement, systems, talent, and governance—without smothering your culture
Calm, certain process: Clear timelines, curated diligence, and minimal disruption to the day-to-day
Our Commitment to Owners:
Legacy Preserved: Founders who have spent decades building their businesses can retire knowing their people, brand, and community standing remain intact.
Continuity of Leadership: We keep proven management in place, and provide strategic resources—not corporate bureaucracy.
Steward‑Owned Capital: Cape Capital’s permanent capital is supplied by operators, not fund managers; every rand we earn is reinvested in the portfolio, not distributed to outside investors.
People First: We look after your team and customer relationships.
What we look for
EBITDA: Up to R100m. No less than R10m.
Margin Profile: ≥ 15 % sustainable EBITDA margin
Management: Motivated team in place and willing to remain
Geography: Southern & Sub‑Saharan Africa, Australia
Sector: Sector agnostic, no hospitality, no franchises. Current focus on industrial businesses and commercial services.
Our Companies
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DimNiko Agency
DimNiko Agency is a digital marketing services business.
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Pets4Africa
Pets4Africa is a South African veterinary group.
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Cape Capital Partners
Investment firm with own balance sheet investments, as well as offering capital advisory services to entrepreneur-led companies.
Sound Like a Fit? Reach Out to Us
Want a partner who will support your business’s next chapter of growth, or simply want to sell and get out? Send us a message.
Or contact our founding director, Dimitri, directly, via:
Whatsapp: 060 871 9373
Email: dimitri@dimniko.com