Ethos Private Equity
Financial ServicesGauteng, South Africa51-200 Employees
Ethos Private Equity is a Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa-based financial services firm focusing on private equity and other alternative assets in Africa. Founded in 1984, it helped pioneer private equity in South Africa and now pursues a growth strategy across sub-Saharan markets as an active investor, seeking companies with regional growth potential and a path to value creation post-investment. Since 2016, Ethos has launched a Mid Market Fund, a Mezzanine Fund, and an Ai Fund to support different investment approaches. Ethos operates Ethos Capital, a permanent capital vehicle listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, designed to invest in a diversified portfolio of unlisted assets managed by the firm. In 2023, it formed a partnership with The Rohatyn Group to launch AI Capital, a new private equity venture.