Bopa Moruo

AUM : $22 million

Bopa Moruo is a mid-market private equity and private capital firm that is focused on generating long-term capital appreciation by building great businesses. Our name Bopa Moruo speaks to the core of what we do as a business. Bopa Moruo is a seSotho phrase meaning ~ Bopa (verb.) – build, shape, mould, create and Moruo (noun.) – wealth, capital, economy. We’re in the business of building capital and shaping the economic landscape through the investments we make.

Bopa Moruo is a 100% black-owned company founded by Mr Tumi Tlhabanelo and Mr Nthime Khoele, the co-founders and managing partners, who share extensive experience in professional investment execution and investment management gained at market leading South African and international private equity firms.

Bopa Moruo has raised R300 million for Bopa Moruo Private Equity Fund I, a Black Empowered private equity fund, sponsored by RMB Ventures, a subsidiary of FirstRand Limited. The Fund is a general equity fund with a mandate to make minority or control investments across various sectors excluding direct mining, property and primary agriculture.

Areas of Expertise

Consumer and business services, consumer products, basic manufacturing, telecommunications infrastructure, pharmaceutical manufacturing, healthcare services, financial services, automotive components, floriculture, security services, aviation, food manufacturing and marketing.