Private credit manager

Gaia Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd

Compiled from public sources

GAIA Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd is a Cape Town-headquartered specialist infrastructure and agriculture private equity asset manager, direct investor, and general partner founded in 2012. Operating as a specialised infrastructure and real assets manager focused on liquid, cash-yielding secondary and primary market investments, the firm's core investment strategy centres on acquiring equity and preference share stakes in large-scale utility infrastructure, renewable energy projects (including South Africa’s REIPPPP solar and wind projects), commercial agriculture, and water purification/desalination facilities across Sub-Saharan Africa. GAIA Fund Managers targets operational, revenue-generating brownfield infrastructure assets and expansion-stage agricultural platforms, delivering inflation-linked long-term yield to institutional investors, pension funds, and family offices.

Investment focus

Sectors
Energy and powerAgriculture and foodManufacturing and industrialsFinancial services
Stages and strategies
Growth
Instruments
EquityDebt
Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
African markets named in public materials
South Africa

Funds managed

Sources

  1. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026