Investment specialist – private credit

Ninety One is South Africa’s largest investment manager and the only one with a global presence. The firm has 22 offices across 15 countries on five continents and manages R3.9 trillion of assets on behalf of clients (as at 31 March 2026).

Established in Cape Town in 1991 as part of the Investec Group, Ninety One demerged and rebranded in 2020, becoming an independent firm dual-listed in London and Johannesburg.

Always an active manager, Ninety One today offers strategies across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and private markets to institutions, advisors and individual investors around the world.

The EM Alternative Credit (EMAC) platform is one of Ninety One’s highest-growth investment businesses, deploying private credit across South Africa, Rest of Africa, broader emerging markets and select developed market opportunities. We invest across the capital structure in leveraged finance, infrastructure debt, direct lending, high yield a...