Business Partners is a specialist investment company providing debt and equity investment, mentorship and property management services for SMEs
Business Partners Limited is South Africa’s leading specialist investment company for small and medium enterprises. It provides a full-service offering for entrepreneurs, including tailored investment solutions, property broking, property management, mentorship, consulting and on-going business support through industry-specific units. Total business solutions are individually structured to meet the specific need of a wide range of entrepreneurs, from single-owner private practices to multi-owner management buy-outs or buy-ins (MBOs and MBIs)
The company invests in independent enterprises in the commercial, manufacturing and services sectors of the economy, with the exception of on-lending activities, farming operations and non-profit organisations. Value-added services are offered on an independent basis, both pre- and post-investment.
Business Partners Limited comprises two discipline-specific operating divisions, namely Business Partners Investments and Business Partners Properties. Professional mentorship and consulting services are, in turn, provided by Business Partners Mentor and Consulting Services.
Internationally, Business Partners has entered into a working relationship with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to establish Business Partners International (Pty) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Business Partners Limited. This company is a platform for the intended roll-out of the company’s unique financing model throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Madagascar and Kenya have been selected as pilot sites for this initiative, with a third country to be named by the parties in due course. Business Partners International offices are already operational in both Madagascar and Kenya.