Women’s Investment Portfolio Limited (WIPHOLD), is an investment and operating company owned and managed by black women, and dedicated to the empowerment of black women. Over the years, the company has pioneered an innovative business model, integrating development and empowerment into robust business operations.
WIPHOLD’s business interests are primarily focused on mining, infrastructure and financial services....
In May 2010, WIPHOLD, Continental Cement (Conticem) and Jidong Development Group of China (Jidong), announced a joint venture to construct a R1.65 billion cement manufacturing plant in Limpopo.Conticem, a South African limestone mining company, holds 25.1% in the joint venture, with WIPHOLD holding 23,9%. The remaining 51% is held by the Jidong Development Group and the China-Africa-Development Fund (CADFund). Jidong is a leading developer of cement plants and...
WIPHOLD’s investments in the financial sector are dominated by strategic partnerships with banking and financial services giants, Old Mutual, Nedbank and Mutual & Federal, but also include holdings in niche financial service provider, Wipcapital, as well as a strategic partnership with Russell International Investment Management Services. The strategic partnerships are managed by performance contracts agreed annually....
As far as strategic and value investments are concerned, the group has stakes in the Distell Group, Afrisun Leisure and MCG Industries. WIPHOLD also has significant shareholding in human capital development provider, Adcorp, and USB-Ed, the executive education arm of the University of Stellenbosch Business School.
Our investment approach is to acquire strategic or controlling stakes in established companies that have the fol...
