Oxford Partners is a leading financial advisory firm in South and Sub Saharan Africa. We're dedicated to our clients and provide clients with unconflicted, insightful advice.

ABOUT US

OUR AIM IS TO BE FIRST CLASS, DEDICATED TO OUR CLIENTS AND ABLE TO OFFER UNCONFLICTED ADVICE 

Oxford Partners was founded in 2022 by the South African investment banking team of Brian Smith and Gary Hudson. Oxford Partners is a financial advisory firm that is focused on Investment Banking. Oxford Partners is spun off from UBS’s South African Investment Banking office, after its closure in the region.

The team has a leading track record in M&A; Equity Capital Markets and Transaction Advisory. Our success is built on our extensive deal experience across Southern Africa. Oxford Partners is a trusted advisor to some of the largest companies in Southern Africa.

OXF and BEE

OXF is a level 2 contributor, majority black owned entity

Our shareholder is a broad based trust which funds qualify projects across South Africa

First investment/contribution

  • The Unjani network has 175 care settings (including 165 clinics, plus 2

mobile clinics and 8 Health Pod’s operating nationally. It is aimed at:

  • Empowering Black Woman Professional Nurses;
  • Creating Permanent Jobs; and ·
  • Perfecting a Sustainable Clinic Model for providing primary healthcare.


  • The Unjani Clinic concept was developed out of the need for the

investment in the overburdened healthcare system which is facing

the triple affliction of HIV, AIDS & TB. It is intended to shift emphasis

from costly curative-care to disease prevention and heath promotion

  • Our initial contribution supported the application of 2 solar hybrid

solutions, consulting room extensions and an outside canvas system

SERVICES OFFERED

Our key services focus on strategic M&A AND markets

STRATEGIC ADVICE 

We have unrivalled experience in domestic and cross border transactions with the ability to manage regulatory and market issues across multiple jurisdictions.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Oxford Partners specialises in creative and idea driven M&A advice. Our team has extensive experience dealing in some of the largest and most complex transactions in the South African market.

EQUITY MARKET ADVISORY 

Oxford Partners supports and guides clients with regard to any kind of equity raising.

VALUATIONS

Oxford partners provides valuation advice including fairness opinions and company valuations. We also provide valuations of specific securities and derivatives.

MEET THE FOUNDING PARTNERS

The team has over 45 years of collective experience in financial services and assisting JSE listed companies 

Brian Smith 

Brian has extensive experience in banking and financial services

Previous roles include:

  • Prior to joining Oxford Partners Brian was the Executive Chairman for UBS South Africa.
  • Brian served as CEO and Joint Senior Country Officer and Head of Investment Banking for the Southern African region of JPMorgan

Brian has unparalleled corporate finance and markets experience and has led some of the largest funding and advisory mandates in the South African market.

Gary Hudson 

Prior to joining Oxford Partners Gary was Head of Investment Banking for UBS in South Africa. Gary has over 20 years of experience in South Africa and has led the execution of some of the largest and most complex M&A (both domestic and cross border) and equity market transactions in South Africa.

Gary was an approved JSE sponsor executive and has dealt with some of the most complex issues in relation to the JSE Listings Requirements.

Oxford Partners’ recent transactions

Oxford Partners has advised on a number of transactions

Grindrod Bank

OXF advised African Bank on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Grindrod Bank.

Grindrod Bank has total assets of c.R14bn and is focused on lending and transactional products into the South African business market.

ABSA BEE Deal

OXF was lead adviser to Absa on its R12bn landmark BEE deal

OXF led the advisory team and was responsible for structuring, valuation and financial evaluation

Acquisition of Bokoni

OXF was adviser to

African ARM on its

acquisition of Bokoni

Platinum Mine from a

consortium including

Anglo Platinum for

ZAR3.5bn·

BPM has the second

largest PGM resource in

South Africa

Acquisition of UBank

OXF advised African Bank

on its acquisition of

Ubank out of curatorship

Offer from MTN

OXF acted as lead

adviser to Telkom in

response to the offers

received from MTN in

July 2022

Telkom had a market

capitalisation of over

R20bn

Sale of Swiftnet

OXF was independent adviser to the Board of Telkom on its potential IPO or disposal of itstower business

Swiftnet was acquired by an Actis led consortium for R6.75bn

Oxford Partners was ranked joint #6 in the 2023 Dealmakers rankings

Staff and BEE Deal

OXF advised African Bank on

its R850m staff led BEE deal

This deal aligns African Bank

with its competitors

Take-over by Sanlam

OXF was independent

advisor and fairness opinion

provider to the board of

Assupol on the sale to Sanlam

Deal value R6.5bn

Acquisition of Gemfields

OXF was financial advisor to

Assore on their the acquisition

of a c.27% stake in Gemfields

for c.R1.2bn as part of their

internationalisation strategy

Strategic review

OXF conducted a strategic

review for Ntsimbintle Holdings

on their interest in Tshipi and

structure with respect to Jupiter Mines

Sale of Kalgold

OXF is acting as financial advisor to Harmony on the sale of the Kalgold Mine situated near Mahikeng in the North West

Where you can find us

Oxford Partners 

8th Floor 

144 Oxford Road 

Rosebank 

Johannesburg 

CONTACT US

Hello@oxf.co.za

+27 10 534 9070