Private equity firm
African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited
African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited is a Cape Town-headquartered, diversified private equity asset manager, black-owned investment holding platform, and general partner, originally founded in 1996 as Sekunjalo Investments Limited and renamed AEEI in April 2015. Operating as a majority black-owned and black-controlled investment general partner, the firm's core investment strategy centres on acquiring controlling and strategic minority equity check commitments in high-growth, essential businesses and small, medium, and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) across Southern Africa.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- TechnologyConsumerHealthcareTelecoms and digital infrastructure
- Stages and strategies
- GrowthBuyout
- Instruments
- Equity
- Regions
- Southern Africa
- African markets named in public materials
- South Africa
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026