Cambridge Capital
Family Office Private Equity Est. 2007
Also known as Coast 2 Coast Capital.
- Type
- Family Office
- HQ
- Cape Town, WC, South Africa
- Founded
- 2007
- Focus
- Consumer · Industrials & Manufacturing
- Tracked deals
- 1
About
Cambridge Capital is a global investment group founded and funded by entrepreneur Gary Shayne. Cambridge Capital is not a fund with limited partners. We are value investors, using our own team's capital to finance our investments. We have a variety of investments worldwide, including in Australia, Poland, and South Africa, and have made more than 60 investments in sectors spanning consumer products, industrial and technology. We focus on acquiring and developing great businesses at fair value. We back existing management teams while providing support from our experienced team. We frequently pursue follow-on acquisitions, portfolio improvement and synergy. In this way, we have consistently produced excellent returns for its shareholders and co-investors.
Strategies
Buyout
Growth Equity
Public Equity
Investment Focus
Across the firm
Sources
Profile sources
- cambridgecapital.co.za — Consumer, Industrials & Manufacturing
Investment Criteria
Investment Stages
Stages
Growth Public
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
South Africa
Coverage
Global Regions
Africa
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
Cape Town, WC, South Africa
Office Presence
1 country
South Africa
1 known office
Cape Town, WC, South Africa (HQ)
Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
1
Most common deal types
Unknown (1)
Recent tracked deals
marlinbrand.com.au
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