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Domicile · Africa & Indian Ocean
South Africa.
South Africa is the origination market of the Africa & Indian Ocean region. IGUAKO Capital South Africa (Pty) Ltd was authorised in 2024 and works from Rivonia Chambers in Johannesburg with four people led by Thabo Mokoena-Faulkner, Head of Office, Johannesburg. The office sources and executes Private Equity positions in veterinary biologics, feed additives and crop-science businesses serving the livestock and crop economy of southern Africa. Client portfolio attributed to the jurisdiction was US$8 million at 30 June 2026.
- People in Johannesburg
- 4
- South African portfolio positions
- 3
- Client portfolio attributed
- US$8 million
- Family relationships covered
- 2
- Local entity
- IGUAKO Capital South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Entity type
- Private company authorised as a financial services provider for advisory and intermediary services
- Role
- Animal-health and agri-science origination
- City
- Johannesburg
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Time zone
- South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2); no daylight saving
- Languages
- English; Afrikaans, isiZulu and Sesotho are spoken in the office; documentation is issued in English
- Region
- Africa & Indian Ocean
Presence
Office at Rivonia Chambers, Johannesburg, opened in 2024. Four people work there under Thabo Mokoena-Faulkner, Head of Office, Johannesburg, reporting to Port Louis.
Why this domicile
- Southern Africa has a large livestock and crop economy served by veterinary biologics and feed manufacturers whose markets are difficult to enter, which is the origination profile the group looks for.
- Johannesburg is the commercial centre of the region, with the founders, auditors and veterinary practitioners a due diligence team needs within one city.
- A common-law commercial system with English-language courts and a deep professional market supports transaction execution.
- Exchange control makes proceeds slower to move than elsewhere, and the group structures every position so that the exit route is approved before capital enters.
All three of the region's portfolio positions are South African businesses, each held through the Port Louis platform and each carrying the welfare conditions of the Animal and Biological Welfare in Investment policy. Welfare audits are commissioned from independent veterinary practitioners during due diligence, and no position is approved until the audit is complete. Brisbane's sector specialists sit on every investment case from Johannesburg. The Nairobi desk introduces East African aquaculture and crop-input opportunities, and Johannesburg underwrites them.
Two of the 61 family relationships are covered from Johannesburg, both families whose wealth was built in the animal-health businesses the group has financed, and both hold their structures on the Port Louis platform. Rand-denominated commercial finance for exporters is written through IGUAKO Agri-Science Finance (Pty) Ltd, with credit exposure booked through Port Louis and investor reporting prepared in St Peter Port. Custody of South African securities and share certificates is with Karoo Custodial Services. Programme Latitude assigns 2030 to the region, when Johannesburg grows its origination team.
Services booked here
- Origination of Private Equity positions in veterinary biologics, feed additives and crop-science businesses in southern Africa
- Coverage of the founders and family groups behind those businesses
- Independent welfare audits commissioned during due diligence under the Animal and Biological Welfare in Investment policy
- Rand-denominated commercial finance for exporters through IGUAKO Agri-Science Finance (Pty) Ltd
- Custody of South African securities through the Johannesburg custodian
Local entities
The register.
| Entity | Purpose |
|---|---|
| IGUAKO Capital South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Authorised financial services provider; origination and advisory |
| IGUAKO Agri-Science Finance (Pty) Ltd | Registered credit provider; rand-denominated commercial finance for exporters |
| Highveld Biologics Investments (Pty) Ltd | Intermediate holding company for the three South African positions, owned from Port Louis |
Regulatory approach
IGUAKO Capital South Africa (Pty) Ltd is authorised by the national market conduct regulator for financial services as a financial services provider for advisory and intermediary services in respect of securities and participatory interests, for professional clients only. It does not manage discretionary portfolios, hold client assets or accept deposits. The entity appoints key individuals and representatives approved by the regulator, maintains professional indemnity cover and the liquidity the regulator requires, files an annual compliance report signed by an approved compliance officer, and submits audited financial statements. IGUAKO Agri-Science Finance (Pty) Ltd is registered as a credit provider for business credit and falls outside the consumer credit regime because it lends only to juristic persons above the statutory threshold. Compliance reports to Port Louis and to the Group Head of Compliance.
Regulatory notices
Six notices for South Africa.
Each notice combines the group standard with the provisions that apply in this jurisdiction.