Vertice MedTech
April 2026 · Afrique du SudGrowthUndisclosed amountEquityHealthcareCo-Invest
Co-investor alongside Amethis
Activity : Medical devices and equipment
Instrument : Consortium buyout with management (seller: Ethos Private Equity)
Southern Africa's leading independent distributor of specialised medical devices and a healthcare software provider: 780 staff, 3 distribution centres, 7,000+ surgical procedures a month, exclusive agreements with 100+ manufacturers (Abbott, Stryker…). Acquired from Ethos Private Equity by Amethis, Proparco, ccap.ai and management.
Why they invested
- Independent leader with exclusive agreements with major manufacturers
- Data- and software-driven healthcare platform
- Management co-investing
Advisers
- Investec — financement, buyer side
- Bowmans — juridique (Amethis), buyer side
- DLA Piper — juridique (Proparco), buyer side
- Husemeyer Advisors — juridique (ccap.ai), buyer side
- FTI — due diligence financière, buyer side
- Cadena — due diligence commerciale, buyer side
- SLR — ESG et impact, buyer side
- Nedbank CIB — transaction, seller side
- Webber Wentzel — juridique, seller side
- EY — financier, seller side
Team
- Hendri Pretorius — CEO
- Jonathan Lowick — CFO
Co-investors Proparco (Co-Lead)
Source : amethis.com