Our Business
Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI) is one of Africa’s leading private alternative investment managers. We have over * ZAR 158.4 B (USD 9.5 B) in assets under management in Infrastructure, Private Equity, Hybrid Equity, and Impact Funds.
Established in South Africa in 2000, OMAI is one of the first alternative investment managers, inheriting a rich history in the investing space as a member of the Old Mutual Group, with more than 175 years of investing experience in Africa. We aim to deliver consistent, competitive returns to investors, and create a positive, long-term impact in the communities and environment we live and invest in.
Our investments build the houses, schools, and thriving businesses that Africa needs, as well as provide essential infrastructure such as sustainable power generation, roads, railways, airports, and telecommunications.
*Attributed to Old Mutual Alternative Investments as of 31 December 2025.
Capabilities
As on-the-ground investors, our 94 investment professionals in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lagos, Nairobi, and Abidjan manage 29 active funds investing in over 274 portfolio companies.
We develop and manage private equity infrastructure funds designed to invest in long-term institutional equity in African infrastructure projects, including renewable energy, baseload power generation, toll roads, ports, digital infrastructure and PPP assets.
We actively manage private equity investments across South Africa, investing in high-quality, unlisted business with significant growth potential and attractive characteristics.
We aim to deliver commercially viable returns in investments that deliver large-scale impact which benefit middle and lower-income communities, particularly in affordable housing and quality education.
We identify and partner with high quality, highly differentiated private equity managers who operate in inefficient segments of the private markets ecosystem. Our focus is on managers within the buyout, growth equity and venture capital sub-asset classes across North America, Europe and Asia.
We are one of South Africa’s most established alternatives fund managers investing in high yielding debt, mezzanine debt, preference shares, and quasi equity.
All infrastructure debt investments within Old Mutual Alternative Investments are managed by the Infrastructure Debt capability. Infrastructure Debt is one of South Africa’s leading institutional infrastructure debt investment managers, with a significant and strong track record of structuring, investing, and managing core infrastructure projects.
Diversified Credit brings over 30 years of expertise, managing a R22bn portfolio within Old Mutual Alternative Investments. Specializing in high-quality, Investment-Grade credit assets across diverse markets, our services cover deal origination, execution, and evaluation, as well as credit support, asset management, and counterparty engagements. Our focus is on building a well-diversified portfolio for superior risk-adjusted returns.
Our commitment to responsible investment is central to our objectives and to fulfilling our fiduciary duties towards our shareholders and beneficiaries. We believe that embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) thinking into our investment decision-making is critical if we want to create positive futures and sustainable, superior, risk-adjusted returns for our clients. We have adopted an ESG and Impact Management Framework to achieve our vision of continual improvement in ESG performance.
Sustainability mindset
We adopt an integrated approach to sustainability, applying an equal focus on risk management and positive impact outcomes. We seek to deeply understand the trade-offs posed by investments, being thoughtful in our investment decisions, purposefully acting to be part of the solution in facing global environmental, social and governance challenges.
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