Guiding investors
since 2012

Jeff holds directorships on the boards of various companies in which he holds private equity investments. Jeff serves a Director on the Boards of the MSL Qualifying Companies. 

Jeff is a Chartered Accountant having completed his articles at Grant Thornton and has over 30 years’ experience investing in unlisted companies across numerous industries. Jeff co-founded Brandcorp, which was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1997.

Jeff brings many years of operational and investment skills to the Company. He was a co-founder of Grovest and Seed Engine and several companies in the Grovest Group including MeTTa Capital Moderate Risk Funds I, II and III. Jeff is a pioneer of Section 12J Venture Capital Companies in South Africa and is an active member of various sub-committees of SAVCA and Simodisa, both of which focus their efforts on the South African Venture Capital industry. Jeff serves on the Board of the 12J Association of South Africa. Jeff is also an active member of the Young Presidents Organisation.

Malcolm holds directorships on the boards of various companies in which he holds private equity investments. He is an external member of the Special Credit Committee of the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited and of the Listings Advisory Committee of AltX (Alternate Exchange of the Johannesburg Securities Exchange).

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1972, Malcolm practiced as a partner of Grant Thornton and was elected Managing Partner of the Johannesburg office in 1986 and National Executive Chairman in 1989. Malcolm resigned from Grant Thornton in 1997 to establish MDM Growth Investments, a private equity investment fund which he managed until acquired by Sasfin Holdings Limited. In February 2012, Malcolm resigned from the boards of both Sasfin Holdings Limited and Sasfin Bank Limited to pursue his passions of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial investment activities. Malcolm is a co-founder of Grovest and several companies in the Grovest Group including MeTTa Capital Moderate Risk Funds I, II and III.

Malcolm is active in various aspects of South African society and inter alia is a Director of both the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra NPC and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra NPC.

Melanie is a financial services industry professional with a legal background and extensive experience in the investment banking industry, specifically corporate finance and capital markets. She is currently focused on venture capital and private equity, with a strong emphasis on the sustainable development (and ultimately growth) of emerging fund managers, and gender lens investing, ultimately in support of an economy in which more small- and medium-sized enterprises succeed."

EDUCATION

• BCom (University of Natal)
• Post Graduate Diploma Business Management (University of Natal)
• MBA (University of Natal)
• Valuations (Harvard Business School)
• Corporate Restructuring Mergers and Acquisitions (Harvard Business School)
• Negotiation Skills (UCT Graduate Business School)

CURRENT POSITIONS HELD

• Ascendis Health Limited (JSE Main Board)
• Turnstar Holdings Limited (Listed on the Botswana stock exchange) – Chair of the investment committee,
• Mlimani Holding Ltd (Tanzania) Chairman
• Pepperclub Hotel Investments Ltd – Non-executive director, Chairman of the investment committee
• Rencell Ltd – Non-executive director
• Sunstone Capital Ltd – Independent non-executive chairman