About Acorn Private Equity
Acorn Private Equity is a South African private equity fund manager and investment advisor that focuses exclusively on Sub-Saharan Africa. Its investment activity centers on agribusiness, food and beverages, and food production, along with small and medium-sized enterprises. Through its agriculture strategy, the firm targets mid-cap businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and scalable positions along the agriculture and food value chain. It invests ZAR 50 million to ZAR 500 million per transaction, primarily in Southern Africa and across the wider Sub-Saharan region. Founded in 2009, the firm is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.