One Thousand & One Voices Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, One Thousand & One Voices has acquired 1 company.

One Thousand & One Voices’ most common sectors for investment arefood (50%) and education (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (84%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (17%). In total, One Thousand & One Voices has invested in 1 US state and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired Sybrin Systems for $31M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V)

La Gratitude Manor House 95 Dorp Street,
Stellenbosch, 7600 RSA
South Africa
www.1k1v.com
Info@1k1v.COM

One Thousand & One Voices is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in companies throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The Firm looks for businesses that can help drive economic development and create well paying local jobs. Areas of interest of include agriculture, healthcare, and education. One Thousand & One Voices was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Business Services, Education, Food, Manufacturing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: Africa

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 2 15
Investment Size 10 40
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 5 - 1 - - - 6
vol $31M $31M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sybrin Systems (Pty) Ltd. 2021-06-09 31M ZAR Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Johannesburg, South Africa · www.sybrin.com
Rosehip Company 2019-07-23 - Growth Capital
Mohales Hoek, Lesotho · www.rosehipco.com
Pay@ Services Pty Ltd. 2019-03-11 - Growth Capital
Stellenbosch, South Africa · www.payat.co.za
Higher Education Partners Africa 2018-05-10 - Growth Capital
Johannesburg, South Africa · www.higheredpartners.co.za
Made by True 2017-11-14 - Growth Capital
San Francisco, California · www.madebytrue.com
Redsun Dried Fruit & Nuts (Pty) Ltd. 2015-02-02 - Growth Capital
Keimoes, South Africa · www.redsun.co.za
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 3 (50%) - 3 (50%) -
Information Technology 1 (17%) 31M (100%) 1 (17%) 31M (100%)
Education 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
Financial Services 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 6 $31M 6 $31M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
South Africa 4 (67%) 31M (100%) 4 (67%) 31M (100%)
United States 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
  California 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
Lesotho 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 6 $31M 6 $31M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 5 (83%) - 5 (83%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (17%) 31M (100%) 1 (17%) 31M (100%)
Total 6 $31M 6 $31M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $31M
TOTAL $31M
Largest Sybrin Systems (Pty) Ltd.
$31M (2021-06-09)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2013

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Hendrik Jordaan

Co-founder, President & CEO

Ewoud Derksen

Managing Director

Wynand Venter

Vice President

FAQ

When was One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V) founded?

One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V) was founded in 2013.

What type of investor is One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V)?

One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V) is a private equity firm.

Where is One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V) headquartered?

One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V) is headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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