Taquanta Asset Managers

An employee share scheme is established, creating an opportunity for employees to participate in ownership of Taquanta.

Eleven employees are allocated direct equity ownership in the business, joining founding management as shareholders. We call it “Changing of the Guard” and we have a formal empowerment process of transferring meaningful direct ownership to younger BEE staff.

An employee share scheme is established, creating an opportunity for employees to participate in ownership of Taquanta.

In April 2021, Taquanta Investment Holdings acquired Ngwedi Investment Managers.

This deal resulted in the recruitment of a strong team of investment professionals from Ngwedi to bolster the existing Taquanta team to increase the scope of skills and experience and furthermore strengthen the transformation credentials

In April 2021, Taquanta Investment Holdings acquired Ngwedi Investment Managers.

There is a merger betweeen: Syfrets, UAL Merchant Bank, Nedbank and Investment Bank.

There is a merger betweeen: Syfrets, UAL Merchant Bank, Nedbank and Investment Bank.

The merged business is restructured to form: Nedbank Treasury Asset Management, Nedcor Treasury Management Services and NIB Securities.

The merged business is restructured to form: Nedbank Treasury Asset Management, Nedcor Treasury Management Services and NIB Securities.

Taquanta – an empowerment consortium – acquires minority stakes in the three restructured businesses and rebrands them: Nedbank Treasury Asset Management to Taquanta Asset Managers, Nedcor Treasury Management Services to Taquanta Treasury Solutions, NIB Securities to Taquanta Securities.

Taquanta – an empowerment consortium – acquires minority stakes in the three restructured businesses and rebrands them: Nedbank Treasury Asset Management to Taquanta Asset Managers, Nedcor Treasury Management Services to Taquanta Treasury Solutions, NIB Securities to Taquanta Securities.

Taquanta Investment Holdings, which is independent of the Nedbank Group, is established following a partially vendor-financed BEE transaction including management.

At the time, the newly established firm is owned by several participants of the original Taquanta consortium as well as founding management (DEC Investment Holding Company (Pty) Ltd, ZICO Investments, Dr V Maphai and management staff).

Taquanta Investment Holdings, which is independent of the Nedbank Group, is established following a partially vendor-financed BEE transaction including management.

The vendor financing put in place to facilitate the buyout from the Nedbank Group is repaid in full. 

The vendor financing put in place to facilitate the buyout from the Nedbank Group is repaid in full. 

Taquanta Treasury Solutions is sold to its management.

Taquanta Treasury Solutions is sold to its management.

ZICO Investments shareholding is bought out by remaining shareholders proportionately.

ZICO Investments shareholding is bought out by remaining shareholders proportionately.

In April 2021, Taquanta Investment Holdings acquired Ngwedi Investment Managers.

This deal resulted in the recruitment of a strong team of investment professionals from Ngwedi to bolster the existing Taquanta team to increase the scope of skills and experience and furthermore strengthen the transformation credentials

In April 2021, Taquanta Investment Holdings acquired Ngwedi Investment Managers.