Cannon Capital advises owners, boards, investors and institutions across South Africa and the broader continent on their most consequential financial and strategic decisions — from ownership transitions and capital raising to restructuring and succession. Our only mandate is the client's outcome.
Cannon brings together advisory and investment management under a single house. The two businesses operate independently, with clear information barriers, yet share a common standard of rigour, discretion and long-term thinking.
Corporate finance and strategic advisory for owners, boards and investors — mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring, valuations and succession. Independent advice, free of any obligation to deploy a balance sheet or place a product.
explore the practiceA discretionary investment manager with a disciplined, valuation-led philosophy, serving institutions and private clients. Proudly 100% black-owned and B-BBEE Level 1, with a multi-decade track record across South African and global markets.
learn moreWe bring senior, partner-led attention to every mandate — pairing technical depth with the commercial judgement that comes from sitting on the same side of the table as our clients.
Buy-side and sell-side mandates, mergers, disposals, management buy-outs and joint ventures — from origination and structuring through to negotiation and close.
Equity and debt capital raising for growth, recapitalisation and acquisition finance — connecting clients with DFIs, private capital, banks and institutional investors.
Balance-sheet restructuring, refinancing, lender negotiation and turnaround advisory for businesses under pressure — and for the stakeholders working to preserve value.
Independent business valuations, fairness opinions and independent expert reports for transactions, disputes, reporting and governance — grounded in defensible, multi-method analysis.
Advisory on B-BBEE ownership transactions, empowerment structuring and succession — designing arrangements that meet regulatory and commercial objectives and stand up to scrutiny.
We are remunerated for advice, not for a product or a preferred outcome. The advisory practice carries no obligation to lend, underwrite or place an in-house fund — so our counsel arrives with no agenda but the client's. Clear information barriers separate us from the rest of Cannon.
Every market has its own rhythm, its own decision-makers and its own way of doing business. Our roots are in South Africa and our relationships extend across the continent — giving clients genuine local insight backed by a broader perspective.
Good advice begins with rigorous thinking. Drawing on the investment discipline at the heart of Cannon, we bring an investor's scrutiny to every recommendation — testing assumptions, stress-testing value, and saying what we believe rather than what is easy to hear.
We measure our success by the quality of our judgement and the trust it earns — not by the size of a balance sheet we are asked to put at risk.
The most valuable conversations often begin long before a deal does. Reach out for a confidential, no-obligation discussion of where you are and where you would like to be.
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