Investec

investment firm

About

Investec is a specialist bank and asset management company that provides various financial products and services.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised
$600M
Industries
Banking,Financial Services
Founded date
Jan 1, 1974
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
lse:INVP
Legal Name
Investec Bank plc
Investor Type
Investment Bank

Investec is a specialist bank and asset management company that provides various financial products and services in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and internationally.

The company operates in three divisions: asset management, wealth and investment, and specialist banking. The asset management division offers active investment products and services to institutional and individual investors. It invests in global, emerging, and frontier markets spanning the equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternative asset classes. The wealth and investment division provides wealth management, portfolio management, private office, and stockbroking services for individuals, families, trusts, and charities. It also offers investments and savings, pensions and retirement, and tax planning services.

The specialist banking division provides private banking, property, corporate and institutional banking, and corporate advisory and investment banking services to personal and business customers. It offers private banking services comprising transactional banking and foreign exchange, lending, deposits, and investments to high-income and high net worth private clients; advisory, principal investments, and property investment fund management services; and corporate and institutional banking services such as treasury and trading services, specialized lending, funds and debt capital markets, and institutional research sales and trading services to corporate, government, and institutional clients.

Investec was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$600M £15M
Investec has raised a total of $600M £15M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 18, 2021 from a Post-IPO Debt round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 18, 2021 Post-IPO Debt $600M Detail
May 14, 2019 Grant £15M 1 Capability and Innovation Fund Detail
Aug 2, 2002 IPO Detail

Funds Raised

Announced Date Fund Name Money Raised
Feb 4, 2019 Australian Focused Fund $45M
May 18, 2016 Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) $670M
Feb 12, 2016 Investec Africa Private Equity Fund 2 $295M
Aug 20, 2015 Investec Africa Credit Opportunities Fund 1 $226.50M
Oct 1, 2008 Investec Ventures -

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
65
35
Investec has made 65 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 24, 2023, when Hecate Energy raised $550M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jan 24, 2023 Hecate Energy
Debt Financing $550M Energy Yes
Nov 18, 2022 Adumo
Series Unknown R190M Financial Services
Nov 18, 2022 Adumo
Debt Financing Financial Services Yes
Nov 8, 2022 doola
Series A $8M Business Development
Series Unknown $3.50M Analytics

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Investec is funded by 1 investors. Capability and Innovation Fund are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Capability and Innovation Fund Yes Grant

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
23
Investec has 23 current employee profiles, including Executive Reena Sukha
Executive
Executive
Employee
Employee

Exits

Investec has had 19 exits. Investec most notable exits include Pure360 ,   SilverCloud Health

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Nov 19, 2021 Pure360 M&A Advertising Detail
Jul 28, 2021 SilverCloud Health M&A Electronic Health Record (EHR) Detail
Jul 3, 2021 Cypress Creek Renewables M&A Environmental Engineering Detail
Dec 16, 2019 Openpay IPO Financial Services Detail
Oct 28, 2019 Accuris Networks M&A Messaging Detail

Acquisition

Investec has acquired 5 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Kensington on May 30, 2007. They acquired Kensington for £283M.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
May 30, 2007 Kensington
Consumer Electronics lbo £ 283M Detail
Financial Services acquisition Detail
Financial Services acquisition £ 233M Detail
Financial Services acquisition Detail
Jan 13, 2017 IDWALA
Mineral lbo Detail