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African landscape (4) – Oryx explains why they invest in exchanges outside Africa, Nigeria`s oil production may fall by a third unless government boost investment
Monday, April 21, 2008

Opalesque Exclusive: African landscape (4) – Oryx explains why they invest in exchanges outside Africa Benedicte Gravrand, Geneva: The fourth of an overview of the financial landscape in Africa and South Africa through a handful of fund profiles in Opalesque’s Monday series (last article.)

About Oryx Oryx Investment Management, based in Cape Town, currently manages $330m in four hedge funds: . Oryx SA: SA domiciled ZAR denominated . Optis Africa: BVI domiciled, USD denominated . Optis Southern Africa: BVI domiciled, USD denominated . Optis Global Opportunities: BVI domiciled, USD denominated

The Optis Africa fund is a pan-Africa long/short equity fund that mostly invests in companies operating in Africa but listed on major international exchanges. Resources, mining, mining services and infrastructure are currently the major themes. It has returned 14.54% since its August 2007 inception (to February’ 08) and manages $23m.

The Optis Southern Africa fund is primarily invested in the South African listed stock market on a long-short basis with directional bias and may be positioned long, neutral or short depending upon the investment adviser’s view from time to time. The fund’s policy is to......................

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