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Enabling entrepreneurs across
emerging markets since 1994

Three decades of experience in PE/VC investments, access to global capital markets and a track record of noteworthy investment returns

Zephyr Management is a global emerging markets investment manager, specializing in the creation and management of highly focused private equity and venture capital funds.

 

Zephyr Management has established an investment advisory arm. The firm assists investors in building diversified global portfolio across equity and fixed income solutions for their investments.

Emerging Markets Focus

The firm has initiated several private equity funds investing in several African countries, South Korea, Mexico, and India since its founding. Zephyr’s funds serve medium-sized enterprises that are often ignored by larger private equity players. Zephyr funds provide growth capital to established companies with business models that have had thorough due diligence conducted and are sustainable through competitive advantages.

Thomas C. Barry

Chairman and Founder
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Active Portfolio Support

The firm’s special expertise lies in bringing global best practices to small and medium-sized growing companies by assisting them in conceptualising sustainable business strategy, management development, compensation, ESG, expansion outside of their home country, capital structure and positioning for stock exchange listing or 
trade sale.

Mukul Gulati

President and CIO
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Apr, 1994
Zephyr Management Founded
Aug, 1995
Launched investment operations in South Africa

One of the early PE firms to bring foreign investments in post-apertheid South Africa
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Jan, 1997
Supporting the Korean economy

Established one of the early foreign PE firms in Korea in the face of the Asian financial crisis to support small and medium sized companies

Jan, 1998
Catalyzing development in Mexico

Established one of the initial PE firms in Mexico after the establishment of The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Jan, 1999
Supporting African businesses

Established one of the earliest foreign PE firms in Nigeria

Sep, 2000
Manager of one of the earliest PE firms in the Southern African Development Community region

Zephyr Management Africa sought to make diversified direct private equity investments in high growth business sectors in liberalized African markets in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region

Oct, 2003
Built leading Pan-Africa Businesses

Among those who introduced pan-Africa funds for PE investments in Africa

Dec, 2004
Letshego

An investment in Strategy: Pan-African Investment, changed lives by providing consumer credit for Africans

Celtel

Celtel International, an investment in Strategy: Pan-African Investment, revolutionized mobile teleohony in Africa
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Jan, 2006
Launch of Zephyr Peacock Investment Operations in India

Zephyr Peacock Investment Operations Launched to Support Emerging Enterprises

Nov, 2016
Launch of Zephyr Acorn investment operations in Africa

Africa Acorn Funds provide angel and venture investments in companies that apply technology to address challenges to lower middle-income participants in the informal economy

4G capital
Launch of Zephyr Acorn investment operations in Africa

4G capital, an investment in Acorn Africa, is changing lives in Kenya

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