Our Global Portfolio
Man Capital’s key investments
We take strategic positions in companies across a range of sectors
Use the filters below to explore some of Man Capital’s past and present investments by industry type. Click on an industry to find out more about why Man Capital invests in each area.
Education
We have consistently recognised and championed education as the most important driver of social mobility globally. Our investment in Inspired Education Group runs parallel with the work of the Mansour Foundation for Development in building schools, addressing illiteracy and boosting educational opportunities for girls.
Healthcare
There is a pressing need for high-quality consumer healthcare across Africa and the Middle East. Dynasty Group Holdings Limited (Dynasty), a joint venture between Man Capital and Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH), partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to invest in a diagnostics platform across the Middle East and Africa. The first investment for Dynasty Group was in Echo-Scan, one of the leading diagnostics players in Nigeria.
Logistics
We are part of a truly global enterprise and as internationalists we are advocates for global trade and development. Our strategic acquisitions in global logistics businesses included the 100% acquisition of Vanguard Logistics Services (OTS), one of the world’s leading freight operators. Founded in 1978, Vanguard now has over 120 offices in more than 30 countries, employing over 3,000 people and offering in excess of 1,200 direct services every week.
Oil & Gas
The energy sector drives the global economy. We have invested in Millennium Offshore Services (MOS), which subsequently merged with Seafox Group to form the world’s largest jack-up ASV / offshore support company. The combined group employs over 600 people in Europe, MENA and the Asia-Pacific region.
Real Estate
We invest opportunistically in real estate projects around the world. Our current portfolio includes a residential and commercial space in St James’s Square in London, a mixed-use development in St Louis, Missouri, USA, and a major retail development in East Peoria, Illinois, USA.
Technology
Technology disrupts markets and transforms enterprises and communities. We have spent a lot of time meeting technology entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and around the world and we are continually inspired by their vision and enthusiasm. We support highly promising, early-stage ventures. It is why we were among the first investment firms to invest in companies such as Facebook, Spotify, Uber, Airbnb and Didi.
All businesses need capital and expertise to achieve their potential. To gain access to early-stage technology businesses, Man Capital helped launch a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in companies that apply technology to large, established industries, like real estate, logistics and finance.
Telecoms
Many parts of Africa still lack world-class telecommunications infrastructure. That is why we have invested in IHS Towers, Africa’s leading independent mobile network infrastructure provider. IHS has operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia and Rwanda, and manages well over 20,000 towers in the region.
Financial Investments
All businesses need capital and expertise to achieve their potential. To gain access to early-stage technology businesses, Man Capital helped launch a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in companies that apply technology to large, established industries, like real estate, logistics and finance. California-based 1984 Ventures backs businesses in early-seed rounds and surrounds its investee company’s management teams with seasoned entrepreneurs, providing them with the capital and the expertise to reach their potential.
Sports
We have long been passionate about sports and its power to bring together communities, create opportunities and address public health challenges. The global Right To Dream organization and the Danish football club FC Nordsjælland are our principal investments in the space. Through these partnerships, we seek to create opportunities for talented boys and girls who lack access to schooling and sport. We are proud to be supporting the establishment of a new Right To Dream academy in Egypt, as well as enabling increased investment in Right To Dream academies in Ghana and Denmark and in women’s and girls’ programmes.
