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Formidable yet understated

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Rob Fihrer

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Chris Mullin

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Annabelle Satterly

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Marc Rosen

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Stefan Nothnagel

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Ross Friend

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Our Shareholders

Our business is privileged to have a long-standing and formidable shareholding base. Opus18 Capital Partners, formerly Capricorn Capital Partners, was founded in 2003 by Geoff Snelgar, Rob Fihrer and Gavin Chadwick, in partnership with private investment group Yellowwoods, whose portfolio comprises Hollard, Clientele, and Nando’s, amongst others. In 2017, our record of successful investments attracted a well-respected strategic shareholder in the Eric Ellerine Trust (Pty) Ltd. 
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Rob Fihrer

Rob founded Opus18 Capital Partners with two other partners in 2003. In his capacity as director, Rob is responsible for the strategic development of the business, investment execution and
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Chris Mullin

Chris joined Opus18 Capital Partners in 2007. As Senior Partner, Chris is responsible for the overall strategic development of the business, origination, investment execution and portfolio management.

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Annabelle Satterly

Annabelle joined the Opus18 Capital Partners in 2019 as the Head of Finance and Operations. Her responsibilities include group financial management, reporting and operations.

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Marc Rosen

Marc joined Opus18 Capital Partners in 2021, with 10 years’ experience in banking. As Partner, his responsibilities include investment portfolio management and assisting in deal analysis, execution and structuring.

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Stefan Nothnagel

Stefan joined Opus18 Capital Partners in 2022. As Partner, his responsibilities include investment portfolio management and assisting in deal analysis, execution and structuring.

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Ross Friend

Ross joined Opus18 Capital Partners in 2024 with 5 years’ of relevant experience in advisory. As Associate, his responsibilities include investment portfolio management and assisting in deal analysis and execution.

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