54 Capital is an Africa-focused asset manager established in 2013.
From inception, 54 Capital has set itself apart with an agile and adaptive deal-by-deal execution and fundraising strategy. This strategy ensures a better alignment with the interests of each of its investors, as well as provides greater accountability and increased value to all stakeholders.
54 Capital has no pressure to deploy, before the end of a given investment period, a blind pool of capital already committed to a fund. Instead, 54 Capital thrives to only source investments that will best fit its investors’ risk appetite and return expectations.
The team is spread across 3 offices in Mauritius, Dubai and Addis Ababa.
The team currently manages 5 portfolio companies with a total deployed capital over $200 million, making 54 Capital the largest private financial sponsor in Ethiopia. In 2019, the firm successfully exited its first investment, concluded in 2013, in the Moroccan private education sector.
54 Capital founded by Saad Aouad and Emmanuel Couteau
54 Capital invests in UPM
54 Capital invests in GULLELE
54 Capital invests in HCFM/ ASTCO/ AQUASAFE
54 Capital invests in APF
54 Capital exits its investment in UPM