Welcome to the next tier in hybrid funds.
Nextier is a trusted, innovative private equity and credit fund platform.
Nextier Ventures
Nextier Ventures is an investment platform taking primarily control stakes (>51% ownership) in growing and scalable sectors. Our initial focus sectors include telecommunications, renewable energy, and water.
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Nextier Securities
Nextier Securities is a private credit platform providing innovative, open ended, anti-dilutive funding to capital intensive businesses which are repackaged and sold as structured notes to debt capital markets.
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Why Nextier
Get ready for next-level returns. Get ready for Nextier.
Entrepreneurial flair.
Together, the Nextier founders have built many successful ventures, and been instrumental in their success. Some of these include Vox, Teraco, Frogfoot and Stage Zero, to name just a few.
Established portfolio.
A well-established and advanced portfolio, with a proven track record spanning over 20 years. The result is a thriving, performance-driven company that is measurably successful.
Exceptional capital allocators.
Cassim has delivered four deals with 10X TMB and grew RMB Ventures from R6,5bn to R9,5bn AUM, with 30% IRR. Abraham and Gert delivered 13X TMB (33% IRR) for Vivica since 2015.
Extensive team experience.
Founders with a combined 72 years of experience, having individually provided services for entities such as RMB Ventures and Vivica – meaning that you can trust our expertise to level you up.
Governance.
Well-known and respected investment committee and institutional funder representation, implementing best-practice governance and financial frameworks.
Longstanding relationships.
The trio of Abraham, Gert and Cassim have partnered for over 8 years with multiple successful acquisitions, disposals, and success stories.
THE PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVE
We take pride in challenging convention with experience and innovation.
ABOUT US
Ambition Realised.
Nextier is a dynamic team of entrepreneurs and business professionals with extensive investing, private equity and credit experience, and an expansive network of investors and partners.
We have a proven track record building, managing, and growing businesses and portfolios, and consistently providing optimal funding solutions with sizeable returns.
THE NEXTIER TEAM
Seasoned experts with decades of experience driving innovation & growth.
Abraham van der Merwe
With 24 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur in telecoms, renewable energy, and data centres, and having co-founded and managed multiple successful ventures (fostering innovation and sustainable growth), Abraham is a passionate, collaborative leader valuing excellence and teamwork.
Gert Koen
Gert has over 23 years of telecoms experience, excelling as an insightful and innovative CFO, savvy investor and negotiator. As a practical and analytical thinker, he has a knack for uncovering growth opportunities and fully realising their potential. His expertise spans Internet, voice, telephony and renewable energy sectors to name but a few.
Cassim Motala
Cassim has spent a decade in the internet gaming world in various roles, pioneering online payments and risk solutions for the industry. He also joined Rand Merchant Bank in their private equity business and generated class leading returns both in IRR (>25%) in spite of the effects of COVID on the industry.
