Unlocking Value Through Strategic Partnerships

Offering unique access to high-yielding alternative credit investments 

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About Novocap

Novocap Equity Partners focuses on sourcing and investing in alternative credit investment opportunities in traditionally hard-to-access markets for non-institutional investors. Novocap generates value by forming strategic partnerships with established operators and utilising our team's extensive experience in credit and investments to acquire credit portfolios in attractive markets. 

Who We Are

Established in 2023 by Capricorn Capital Partners and Innovo Capital, Novocap leverages its founders’ extensive experience and proven track record in credit and investing. With decades of industry expertise, our founders and managers have successfully navigated diverse market conditions and consistently delivered excellent returns. At Novocap, we combine this wealth of knowledge with strategic partnerships and a deep understanding of credit to offer unique investment opportunities in alternative credit assets. 

The Opportunity

Novocap presents a unique and compelling investment opportunity for private credit investors. Leveraging strategic partnerships, investors gain access to attractive credit assets that are not widely available to non-institutional investors. Novocap serves as a segway into growing credit markets, with investors putting their capital to work alongside a founding team with extensive experience and expertise in managing credit investments. Our approach prioritizes delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns while maintaining a strong focus on capital preservation. 

Why Novocap

Partnership Ethos

A collaborative approach in sourcing and managing opportunities together with industry-leading partners.

Unique Access

Access to quality assets in attractive markets traditionally difficult for non-institutional investors to access.

Track Record

Leveraging the depth of experience and expertise of proven teams and leading products.

Compelling Returns

We prioritise the preservation of capital while striving to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for our investors.

Aligned Interests

We invest alongside our investors, ensuring highly aligned financial interests.

Our Investments

Novocap I

Investing in near-prime US consumer credit receivables

Novocap II

Investing in underserved US consumer credit receivables

Novocap III

Launching soon with a focus on the underserved US consumer credit market

Greg Kinross

Greg has over two decades of successful investments across a multitude of industries and asset types, including private equity, private credit, real estate, mining, energy, and SME and consumer lending. He has held multiple, board, investment, credit and audit committee positions. Greg has served, inter alia, as chairman, founder and/or director for numerous listed companies including Talon Nickels Inc. (TSX), CIC Energy Corp, Indluplace, Gemgrow and Arrowhead Properties. He is a specialist in the fintech and alternate lending investment ream.

Chris Mullin

Chris has served as Executive Director of Capricorn since 2013 and has over 25 years’ experience in investment management. He recently moved to London to lead the international expansion of the group, retaining the responsibility for the strategic development of Capricorn and investment execution and management. Prior to Capricorn, he was a senior investment manager at the Industrial Development Corporation and a strategy consultant for Braxton Associates and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Brad Suttner

Brad Joined Novocap Equity Partners in July 2024 and will be supporting the financial, strategic and business development of Novocap from its UK office. Previously, Brad worked for Creditspring, a consumer subscription finance lender, where he led strategic finance initiatives and business partnerships across the company. Whilst still in South Africa, he led key strategic initiatives for Taurus Capital Finance (a Capricorn company). Prior to this he worked at SA Taxi leading key financial initiatives across the insurance and asset-backed lending businesses.

Annabelle Satterly

Annabelle joined the finance and operations team of Capricorn in March 2019. Her responsibilities include group financial management, reporting and operations. Prior to Capricorn, Annabelle spent a year as the CFO for VCP, a leading activist investment manager in the listed space and 10 years as the CFO at Medu Capital, a mid- market private equity business. In these roles she gained experience in all financial management aspects, fund raising, investor relations and general office management.

Robert Fihrer

Rob is a non-executive director of Novocap. He founded Capricorn Capital Partners with two other partners in 2003 and is currently the Chief Executive. Prior to Capricorn, he worked for Sanlam Capital Markets’ investment banking team, where he was responsible for setting up a series of very successful proprietary hedge funds within Gensec Bank. Rob is on the Board of numerous listed and unlisted companies. He chaired the Hollard Investment Committee for over a decade and currently sits on the Board of Hollard Holdings and Anchor Group. He currently chairs the Hollard Remuneration Committee.