Pape Funds

PAPE Fund Managers (PFM) has its origins in the establishment in 2005 of Pan-African Capital Holdings (PTY) Limited (PACH), an investment holding and econometric research company. The principals at PACH decided in 2008 to pursue a captive fund model and were successful in attracting the interest of RMB Ventures to invest alongside PACH in the first fund capitalized at ZAR250m (PAPE Fund 1). Fund 1 invested in 7 portfolio companies and has had 6 exits to date.

“The Dark Continent” – Satellite image of Africa taken at night shows that due to a lack of electrical infrastructure, Africa is unlit and dark.Many might see this as a lack of infrastructure, but we at PAPE see this as potential and the opportunity to develop our continent into an economic powerhouse. It will have the largest youngest population by 2050.

Challenge & Solutions

Peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table – Samsa was a travelling salesman – and above it there hung a piture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table