Ata Capital (Pty) Limited is a fund management company established to carry out the business of attracting and managing private and institutional investor capital.
It is a private equity firm specialising in growth capital, replacement capital, and buyouts. It does not invest in early stage businesses. The firm seeks to invest in Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) entities in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ata Capital Fund
Ata Capital operates as a majority black-owned and black-managed investment firm and was founded in 2012. Furthermore, the company maintains a significant broad-based black shareholding that benefits directly from the performance of the funds managed by the firm.
In addition, Ata Capital focuses primarily on non-traditional asset classes that offer unique investment propositions and strong returns for investors. Consequently, the firm has achieved a Level 2 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) rating, which reflects its commitment to transformation within the financial sector.
Moreover, the company follows a strategic growth approach when identifying and developing investment opportunities. Firstly, Ata Capital identifies deep-value market opportunities that offer strong long-term potential. Secondly, the company identifies the specialised skills required to successfully develop and manage these opportunities. Finally, an appropriate fund strategy is developed to support sustainable growth and investor returns.
Additionally, Ata Capital is a member of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. The company is also authorised to provide financial services as a juristic representative under the regulatory framework of the Financial Services Board.
Furthermore, the firm offers a highly experienced investment team with extensive expertise in deal origination, execution, and investment management. As a result, the team combines specialised skills in structured finance, acquisition finance, corporate finance, fund management, and corporate governance.
Ata Capital Fund Services include:
Taking principal equity positions;
Providing replacement capital and expansion capital for growth;
Providing patient investment capital to BEE entities who have access to attractive investment opportunities; and
Enabling the velocity of BEE capital by;
– providing liquidity to BEE entities against their performing portfolio investments
– providing a market for BEE entities who wish to exit their portfolio investments.
Investments provided by Ata Capital
It has successfully raised and deployed two BEE value funds and is currently inviting commitments for Ata Fund III, which will target deep value investment opportunities seeking to drive superior long-term returns for its investors. Ata I and Ata Fund II are certified as Black Investors in terms of the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice and can therefore participate directly as a BEE investor and contribute to the BEE ownership scorecard of its investee companies.
- Ata Fund I is a BEE Value Fund that seeks to drive superior long-term returns for its investors through identifying deep-value BEE investment opportunities, while unlocking active capital for BEE Investors. The fund is fully invested across 6 investments.
- Following the same mandate as Ata Fund I, Ata Fund II is a BEE Value Fund aimed at providing liquidity into the BEE Market and liberating active capital for BEE Investors. The fund is closed for further commitments, and is currently invested across 6 investments.
- Ata Fund III is a BEE Value Fund, with a focus on primary and secondary BEE deal opportunities. It will leverage off the tested investment techniques applied in its predecessor funds to identify deep-value investment opportunities. This fund is currently inviting commitments.
- Ata Resources Fund I is an alternative mining finance and private equity fund focused on offering innovative financing solutions for junior mining and small to mid-tier production projects in sub-Saharan Africa. This fund is currently inviting commitments.
Ata Capital is passionate about developing the social capital of our country . As such we have a vested interest in a number of initiatives aimed at promoting education and skills development. It is rooted in the principles of innovation, excellence and social development.
At DTC, we understand the complexities of the various funding agencies and the unique application criteria for each. We have assisted thousands of entrepreneurs through the application process to access funding for businesses, and we can assist your business with the same.
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