About YW Capital
BUILDING TRUST COMES ONE STEP AT A TIME
Owner-managed and level I black-empowered, YW Capital is an authorised financial services provider (“FSP license number 50156”) based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The company was founded by Mesh Pillay in 2016, leveraging his global investment banking experience having worked at and lead some of the most prominent equity capital market transactions across Europe and Africa for Deutsche Bank, Renaissance Capital and Standard Bank.
YW Capital was inspired by the Yellowwood Tree, a national symbol for South Africa, where our primary operations are based.
The Yellowwood Tree represents our vision – our roots are deeply embedded within Africa alongside most of our clients whilst a strong branch allows us to reach other international markets and bring global solutions to traditional pan-African challenges
OUR
EXPERIENCE
ONGOING: South Africa
Acquisition of listed REIT
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
ONGOING: South Africa
Offshore exchangeable bond listing for listed REIT
Financial Advisor and Joint-Bookrunner
Undisclosed
ONGOING: South Africa
IPO Readiness for property company
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
ONGOING: South Africa
Disposal of listed REITs properties to a local pension fund
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
ONGOING: South Africa
Acquisition of a strategic shareholding in a listed REIT
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
ONGOING: South Africa
Acquisition and delisting of listed REIT
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
ONGOING: South Africa
Capital raising for a property-focused private equity fund
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
ONGOING: South Africa
Disposal of strategic shareholding in an offshore listed vehicle
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
2020 – South Africa
Strategic Advice
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
2019/20 – South Africa
Delta and Rebosis Scheme of Arrangement
Global Coordinator and Transaction Advisor
Undisclosed
2019 – South Africa
20% Equity Investment in AMADA Investment Management
Principal
R3.5 billion in AUM
2019 – South Africa
Formation of a private equity healthcare fund for Prime Healthcare Fund Managers
Financial Advisor
R1 billion AUM
2019 – South Africa
Fortress empowerment initiative for 5.9% of the total ordinary shares outstanding
Principal
R1.5 billion
2019 – South Africa
HCB’s award-winning IPO on the Mozambican stock exchange
Advisor to Issuer
R670 million
2019 – South Africa
Fortress empowerment initiative
Principal
R40 million
2018 – South Africa
Jindal’s Asset Sale
Financial Advisor
Undisclosed
2018 – South Africa
Partnership with MTN Irancell and LaLiga
Broker
R1.5 billion
OUR
CLIENTS
