Manufacturing in South Africa: funding deals and active investors
One of the best-documented segments on the platform. Latest rounds, investors who lead them, tickets and instruments — Manufacturing, South Africa.
12
deals recorded
7
over 12 months
47.7 M$
median disclosed ticket
12
identified investors
Key findings
- 12 funding deals recorded (Manufacturing, South Africa) since 2020, involving 11 companies and 12 identified investors. 7 of them over the last 12 months (2 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 47.7 M$; half of the deals fall between 4.2 M$ and 461.3 M$ (10 amounts disclosed out of 12, 3.5 bn $ in total).
- Where the money goes: Mining and quarrying (42 %), Chemicals (17 %), Electronics and appliances (17 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (50 %); most used instrument: Equity (50 %).
- Most active investors: Differential Capital (1), European Investment Bank (1), Futuregrowth Asset Management (1).
- 25 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Industries
- Mining and quarrying5
- Chemicals2
- Electronics and appliances2
- Bitumen, asphalt and road emulsions1
- Metals and mechanical engineering1
Stages
- Growth6
- Debt4
Instruments
- Equity6
- Senior debt2
- Mezzanine debt1
- Quasi-equity1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 1.3 M$ |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 M$ |
| 2026 | 7 | 3.5 bn $ |
Most active investors
- Differential Capital1 deal
- European Investment Bank1 deal
- Futuregrowth Asset Management1 deal
- Investec1 deal
- Kholo Capital1 deal
- Nedbank1 deal
- Old Mutual1 deal
- Salt Capital1 deal
- Sanari Capital1 deal
- Tensai Private Equity1 deal
- University of Stellenbosch Enterprises1 deal
- University Technology Fund1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)Mining and quarrying · South Africa · Debt | Sept 2026 | 345 M$ | European Investment Banksource |
| Harmony Gold MiningMining and quarrying · South Africa · Debt | Sept 2026 | 500 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| Omnia HoldingsChemicals · South Africa · Growth | Sept 2026 | 1.3 bn $ | undisclosedsource |
| Harmony Gold MiningMining and quarrying · South Africa · Debt | Jul 2026 | 1.3 bn $ | Nedbanksource |
| Murray & Roberts — activités minières (Cementation, Terra Nova Technologies)Mining and quarrying · South Africa · Growth | Jun 2026 | 78.4 M$ | Differential Capitalsource |
| Isambane MiningMining and quarrying · South Africa · Debt | Apr 2026 | 17 M$ | Kholo Capitalsource |
| Premier PlasticsPlastics and packaging · South Africa · Growth | Feb 2026 | 7.9 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| CubeSpaceElectronics and appliances · South Africa | Feb 2025 | 3 M$ | Futuregrowth Asset Managementsource |
| Pirtek AfricaMetals and mechanical engineering · South Africa · Growth | Dec 2024 | undisclosed | Salt Capitalsource |
| Much AsphaltBitumen, asphalt and road emulsions · South Africa · Growth | Nov 2024 | undisclosed | Old Mutualsource |
| ImmobazymeChemicals · South Africa | Jun 2024 | 1.3 M$ | University Technology Fundsource |
| LightWare LiDARElectronics and appliances · South Africa · Growth | Aug 2020 | 1.5 M$ | Sanari Capitalsource |
See also
Method: published funding deals (press releases, specialised media), recorded by Invest Matching's news monitoring and reviewed before integration. Amounts in US dollars; deals without a disclosed amount count in the totals, not in the medians.