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Who we are

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We are a dedicated partner for SME’s in securing affordable finance and a valuable partner for investors in delivering sustainable, wealth enhancing returns. Capitan was founded by a team who is driven to transform and empower the lives of clients by making property development possible in areas where it is needed most.

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Capitan’s investment vehicle aims to provide attractive, risk-adjusted return, with monthly interest payments for the duration of the investment, and it is suitable for institutional and high net worth investors.

Investors will also gain access to a diversified pool of assets, due to different loan types, terms and security locations. Our focus will be secure lending for areas and projects where it will have the most impact.

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Our Capabilities

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INVESTORS

Capitan’s investment vehicle will provide investors with an attractive return that is backed by comprehensive security risk mitigants. Capitan also has a deep understanding of investor needs and extensive structuring experience.

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BORROWERS

Through its lending experience in the SME space, Capitan has demonstrated its ability to identify, assess and successfully finance residential and commercial projects. Our strong client relationships have created numerous referrals and repeat borrowers.

If you are a property developer seeking a loan to develop properties across different sectors in South Africa, you may qualify for a loan. The minimum loan size is R40 million. Applicant developers must have enough financial security in place to meet Capitan’s rigorous due diligence process.

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Our People

Meet our exceptional team
A blend of passion and expertise dedicated to shaping tomorrow’s success.
Unified by a shared vision, this multi-disciplinary team of creative minds and analytical thinkers draw from their extensive experience in investing, operating, and innovating.

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Our Impact

We are dedicated to aligning our business
with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles actively contributing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Affordable Housing

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Retirement Housing

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Mid-market Residential

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Health Care

Capitan’s investment vehicle aims to address a number of SDGs due to our emphasis on funding impactful societal developments. Additionally, this will contribute to the creation of direct and indirect job opportunities.

SDG GOALS

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revitalising buildings, empowering students

A once aging office block transformed into modern student housing for 407 students within 12 months, bringing new life to the precinct while providing secure, dignified living spaces that support academic success.

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New projects coming soon!

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Jacques Bedeker

Jacques Bedeker

Partner

Jacques started his career in the financial services industry in 1998 as a Project Finance Consultant for a niche project finance firm based in Sandton which focused on the financing of capital intensive projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Jacques’ property finance career spans over 18 years, which formally started when he joined Investec Bank’s Property Finance division as dealmaker and structuring specialist in 2001. His focus at Investec was assisting commercial property investors to grow their property portfolios.

Thereafter, Jacques joined FNB commercial property finance in 2018 as a senior dealmaker, focusing on property finance in the FNB business and wealth areas. Achievements include being part of the “FNB Elephant Hunters Club“ which is awarded for large transactions successfully concluded and managed. Jacques has also been part of the “FNB Top-10 Best Dealmakers in South Africa” several times during his FNB tenure.

Jacques holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Law from the University of Pretoria.

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Sameerah Sader

Sameerah Sader

Partner

Sameerah started her career at HSBC Bank in 2016, where she worked in the Global Markets business, focusing on client hedging, FX, commodity derivatives structuring and sales. She was also part of the e-trading team and rolled out a first-of-its-kind FX algorithmic trading and transacting platform in South Africa to streamline and automate processes.

Sameerah furthered her investment experience at STANLIB Asset Management, where she sourced and connected clients looking for investment opportunities. At Ashburton Investments, Sameerah was part of the team that built out the corporate business, where she found opportunities to scale sales pipelines and substantially grow AUM. Sameerah has a deep understanding of client needs, which has enabled her to launch and implement successful investment products.

Sameerah holds a Bachelor of Business Science (Honours) degree from the University of Cape Town.

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Dr Werner Roux

Dr Werner Roux

Founding Partner

Werner has more than 25 years of extensive experience in property development, private equity and finance. In 2015, Werner was one of the co-founders and seed investors of Pallidus Capital, a corporate finance and M&A advisory firm, and he has served on the Pallidus board since inception. Pallidus launched the 4-Africa-Exchange (4AX) – which later changed its name to the Cape Town Stock Exchange. Werner has completed numerous large-scale developments, gaining vast experience across the residential, office and industrial sectors in Gauteng and the Western Cape, establishing himself as one of the leading developers in the region.

In 2000, Werner was also the co-founder and CEO of the RealNet Property Group, which later featured more than 125 real estate franchises across South Africa. In 2007, the business was sold to a consortium of investors. He also founded the Property Trader Magazine in 2004 and was the co-founder of Quantro Home Loans (mortgage originators), which acquired the entire Saambou Bank home loans division, and was later adopted into the BetterBond stable. The examples above illustrate Werner’s extensive exposure across the entire property industry, with many years’ personal and in-depth experience. His valuable contributions will serve CAPITAN well in its endeavours in this field.

Werner holds the following qualifications:
MBChB (University of Pretoria), I.M.M (Varsity college) and an MBA (University of Hull)

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Rudigor Kleyn

Rudigor Kleyn

Founding Partner

Rudigor, who was the co-founder of Ashburton Investments, established the CAPITAN team as co-founder and CEO.

Over a career of 24 years at FirstRand, Rudigor fulfilled various roles at RMB, FirstRand and Ashburton Investments. Rudigor’s roles varied at Ashburton Investments, from strategy and overall business development, heading up the Fixed Income & Alternatives (Private Debt, Private Equity and Hedge Funds), as well as the Corporate & Institutional client business. Rudigor’s Corporate & Institutional team achieved impressive AUM growth over a period of 10 years, growing Ashburton from a complete start-up into one of the largest institutionally fixed income and private debt managers in South Africa.

Rudigor holds a the following qualifications:
BCom Accounting from the University of Pretoria, BCompt (Hons), CTA, CA(SA), CFA Charterholder

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