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made easy In business relationships matter and they occur naturally in boutique corporate finance company PSG Capital says the firm’s managing director and co-founder Johan Holtzhausen.
By Ian Armitage
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SG Capital is the boutique corporate finance division of the PSG Group, an investment holding company with a market capitalisation of approximately R10.7 billion, and it provides a complete suite of corporate finance and advisory services to a broad spectrum of public and private clients. They are the people business turns to to fund short- and long-term investments, operating needs, working capital commitments and major reorganisation initiatives such as mergers or acquisitions. That financing could be achieved by issuing stocks, bonds, quasidebt products on public securities exchanges, or by selling such products to private investors. “We have a whole suite of products and a successful track record in supporting and growing companies,” says the firm’s managing director Johan Holtzhausen, who with a colleague helped establish PSG Capital In 1998. He believes the firm’s strength lies in its experience. “We understand the individual nature of advice and work closely with management teams to help them develop and deliver their objectives. We support growing companies in all sectors and offer advice according to their individual needs. We work closely with management teams to help them develop and deliver their objectives.” PSG Capital is a trusted advisor and sponsor, providing a full range of services including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings (IPOs), fundraising, debt advisory, market intelligence, BEE transactions, privatisations, management buyouts/
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PwC Over the past 15 years PwC Deals have worked with PSG Capital on various listings, acquisitions, investments and restructurings, assisting them through performing due diligence investigations, valuations, JSE support services and providing technical accounting advice. The PwC Deals team focuses on enhancing value to our clients throughout the deal continuum. “I have known Johan Holtzhausen since he and a colleague formed PSG Capital in 1998 and have worked with him and the PSG Capital team on various transactions. I share his sentiment that ‘Relationships Matter’. At PwC, we believe in investing in relationships and are dedicated to PSG Capital to assist them on their path of growth into the future” Anneke du Plessis, Associate Director PwC Deals team.
buy-ins and restructuring. “We started our business of providing value-added corporate finance advisory services and today we provide a complete suite of services,” Holtzhausen says. “We have a formidable team.” PSG Capital has worked with a number of JSE and JSE AltX listed clients including Steinhoff, Mvelaphanda Group, Blackstar, Oasis Crescent Property Fund, KAP International, Zeder Investments, Paladin Capital, Pioneer Foods, JD Group, mCubed, Capitec Bank, and DiamondCorp. The list continues to grow. “We’ve got a broad spectrum of clients including public and private companies, BEE and private equity houses, financial 4
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institutions, asset managers and hedge funds,” Holtzhausen says. The company employs a team of highly skilled professionals and the people aspect is an important one for Holtzhausen – he says PSG Capital focuses on “attracting, developing and retaining the best talent for our business, challenging our people, demonstrating a “can-do” attitude and fostering a collaborative and mutually supportive environment”. “The people aspect of our business is vital.” Why focus on people? Because, they are the face of the business and they form lasting relationships. “Relationships matter. They occur naturally within PSG Capital where clients are assured of unrelenting focus and
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commitment directed at each of their unique business needs, so as to provide innovative and customised corporate finance solutions. We deliver the results and the solutions.” Holtzhausen highlights PSG’s work with Blackstar as a great example of this in practice. “Blackstar is a case in point. Last year, we, together with their management team, conducted road show presentations around South Africa with the aim of raising over R100 million. In less than two weeks, during significant market volatility, that target was achieved. “How did we do it? Well, we are a company that fully understands the essence of a successful corporate finance firm is delivering value-adding, lasting corporate finance solutions to its clients. We relentlessly focus on finding these solutions with an aim to consistently deliver value.” PSG Capital isn’t afraid of a challenge or investing time into a project. www.southafricamag.com
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“We’re dedicated and have the willingness to take on big challenges and see them through. It can be a long, lengthy process just to get through the regulatory environment.” Mr Holtzhausen knows his stuff. He is a qualified attorney and has been involved in corporate finance since 1995, having implemented various corporate finance transactions and listings since then. “What PSG Capital’s secret? I have to stress that it comes down to dedication. We are selfless and have incredible focus and commitment. We’ve also got the might of PSG Group behind us. “We are excited by the future. Africa is full
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of potential and we look forward to helping our clients fulfil it by providing funding, advice and access to markets. “There are lots of opportunities.” END To learn more visit www.psgcapital.com.
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