Capricorn Hedge Funds Boost Bets on South African Firms

(Bloomberg) Capricorn Fund Managers has increased its investments in companies in South Africa, signaling bullishness on the country’s new leadership following Jacob Zuma’s resignation as president. The firm, which oversees $441 million in hedge fund and long-only assets from its offices in South Africa and the U.K., added to its positions in South African-based financial companies, Discovery Ltd. and FirstRand Ltd., as well as in retailers Shoprite Holdings Ltd. and Mr Price Group Ltd., according to portfolio manager David Cunio and co-Chief Investment Officer Emad Mostaque.

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