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Sango Capital

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Investment manager founded in 2011 (Johannesburg, Lagos, Mauritius) investing in Africa for institutional clients: sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, foundations, family offices. Hybrid strategy: primary and secondary investments in mid-market private equity funds, and direct investments, mostly as co-investments alongside aligned partners. Vehicles: Sango Private Equity funds and the Sango Strategic Equity Vehicle (evergreen). Themes: emerging consumer, food value chains, energy and power, infrastructure services. Co-investor with Tana Africa Capital in Sundry Markets (Nigeria, 2022).

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 2 recorded deals

Investor type
Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type
Infrastructure fund (inferred from profile)
Observed ticket
Data unavailable
Countries
Nigeria (2)
Activities
Food retail (2)
Instruments
Equity (1)
Stages
Growth (2)
Recent activity
0 deal in 12 months, latest Aug 2022

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Fewer than three recorded deals: insufficient evidence to compare thesis and behaviour.

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Investment thesis

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Investment ticket
n/a
Instruments
Equity
Preferred sectors
Retail & distribution, Agribusiness, Energy, Infrastructure (all), Water & environment*, Real estate*, Telecoms & digital infrastructure*, Transport & civil engineering*
Target geographies
West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Central Africa, North Africa

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Growth

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Reference deals

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Sundry Markets

August 2022 · Nigeria
GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityRetail & distributionCo-Lead

Co-investor alongside Tana Africa Capital

Activity : Food retail

Instrument : Minority stake

Modern grocery retailer in Nigeria.

Why they invested

  • One of Nigeria's fastest-growing modern grocery retailers

Source : tana-africa.comN1 · Primary source

Sundry Markets

2015 · Nigeria
GrowthUndisclosed amountRetail & distributionLead

Activity : Food retail

Vehicle : Sango Capital Partners (Fund I)

Sundry Markets operates Market Square, a Nigerian grocery retail chain offering food, home-care and personal-care products.

Why they invested

  • Opportunity to modernise a largely informal retail sector
  • Large Nigerian market with room for modern retail penetration
  • Entrepreneurial track record supporting a scalable platform
  • Potential for store network expansion

Source : sangocapital.comN1 · Primary source

In short

Sango Capital invests across the following sectors: Retail & distribution, Agribusiness, Energy, Infrastructure (all), Water & environment, Real estate, Telecoms & digital infrastructure, and Transport & civil engineering, in the following areas: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Central Africa, and North Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.