Private equity firm
Utho Capital Fund Manager (Pty) Ltd
Utho Capital Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd is a Johannesburg-headquartered private equity fund manager and general partner, founded in 2011 as the specialised alternative fund management arm of the Utho Group (originally established in 1999). Operating as a black-empowered private equity manager in South Africa, the firm's core investment strategy focuses on providing growth equity, expansion capital, and structured finance to high-growth, black-empowered small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) delivering infrastructure, engineering, equipment, and ancillary support services across Southern Africa.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Financial servicesEnergy and powerTechnologyAgriculture and foodManufacturing and industrials
- Stages and strategies
- Growth
- Instruments
- EquityMezzanine
- Regions
- Southern Africa
- African markets named in public materials
- South Africa
Funds managed
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026