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