EPE Capital Partners Ltd

EPE Capital Partners Limited is listed on the JSE Main Board, so it discloses only major or reportable shareholdings that cross the thresholds set by the JSE Listings Requirements, rather than publishing a complete shareholder register. The most recent substantial-shareholder disclosure identified was made by Public Investment Corporation (SOC) Ltd, whose interest in the company’s A ordinary shares was reported to have decreased to 3.916% as at 12 November 2018 — a disclosure that predates several major corporate actions, including a pro-rata share buyback of approximately 41.2% of issued share capital completed on 9 March 2026, and should not be read as reflecting the company’s current shareholder base.

No verified Ultimate Beneficial Owner has been identified for EPE Capital Partners Limited. As a widely held, JSE-listed investment holding company, no shareholder among those disclosed in the sources reviewed was confirmed as meeting a beneficial-ownership threshold, though this cannot be ruled out without a current substantial-shareholder disclosure.

Data availability: major shareholders only. A full shareholder register is not publicly available for JSE-listed companies, and the most recent substantial-shareholding disclosure identified in this review is materially outdated following the company’s 2026 share buyback.

EPE Capital Partners Limited’s board currently comprises a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer and five non-executive directors, four of whom are described by the company as independent. Jonathan Matthews was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective 3 November 2025, succeeding Anthonie de Beer, who had held the role from 1 July 2024; Mr Matthews had previously spent 11 years as a Partner at the company’s Investment Advisor, Ethos Private Equity, and eight years before that at Actis. Mphumelelo Mkwanazi was appointed Chief Financial Officer effective 1 April 2026, succeeding Jean-Pierre van Onselen, who had served as CFO since 2017 and resigned effective 31 March 2026. Peter Hayward-Butt, the company’s CEO from 2016 to June 2024, was appointed a Non-Executive Director effective 31 March 2025. The remaining non-executive directors are Yvonne Stillhart (Independent Non-Executive Chairperson), Kevin Allagapen, Michael Pfaff and Yuvraj Juwaheer, all Independent Non-Executive Directors.

Recent officer changes: (1) Jonathan Matthews appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective 3 November 2025, replacing Anthonie de Beer. (2) Mphumelelo Mkwanazi appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 April 2026, replacing Jean-Pierre van Onselen, whose resignation took effect 31 March 2026. (3) Peter Hayward-Butt’s appointment as a Non-Executive Director, effective 31 March 2025, following his transition from Chief Executive Officer.

None of the directors’ nationalities are disclosed in the sources reviewed; nationality should not be inferred from name, address, or the company’s own statement that the majority of Directors are not South African residents, which describes residence rather than nationality. Data availability: current only, sourced from JSE SENS announcements and the company’s own investor-relations disclosures; historical appointment records prior to 2023 were not independently verified in this review.

No verified parent company or corporate subsidiary of EPE Capital Partners Limited was identified. The company functions as an investment holding vehicle that gains indirect exposure to underlying businesses through Funds and Co-Investments rather than through direct equity subsidiaries; as at its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2025, its only reported remaining investment was an indirect interest of approximately 4.51% in Optasia, itself a separately JSE-listed company, which is a portfolio investment rather than a group relationship.

EPE Capital Partners Limited receives investment advisory services under contract from Rohatyn Management South Africa (Pty) Limited (“TRG SA”), part of the New York-headquartered Rohatyn Group, following TRG’s acquisition of the Ethos Private Equity business (announced 21 November 2022, completed 3 April 2023). This is a contractual advisory relationship rather than a corporate ownership link, and no evidence was found that TRG SA, The Rohatyn Group, or their affiliates hold an equity stake in EPE Capital Partners Limited itself. The company’s secretarial functions are provided by Ocorian (Mauritius) Ltd, a corporate-services provider rather than a group company.

Data availability: not found. No official filing evidencing a parent, subsidiary or sister-company relationship for EPE Capital Partners Limited was located; the relationships described above are investment and advisory arrangements rather than verified corporate-group links.