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About the firm

Institutional credibility, boutique attention.

Savant Investment Group is a South African deal-broking and business advisory firm working alongside corporate and mid-market clients on capital raising, transactional advisory and structured facilities. We bring senior-level expertise and disciplined execution to every mandate.

Who we are

A South African firm built for serious mandates.

Savant Investment Group operates across capital raising, financial advisory, property and vehicle finance, short-term insurance and business consulting. We work closely with corporate and mid-market clients, bringing private equity, deal structuring and execution capability under one roof.

Headquartered in Bedfordview, Gauteng, the firm pairs disciplined execution with the responsiveness of a boutique. Clients deal directly with principals who carry the mandate from first conversation through to close.

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How we engage

One relationship, every solution.

A clear path from first conversation to outcome, and a partner who stays in the room until it is achieved.

  1. 1

    Understand

    A focused conversation about your business, goals and funding gap.

  2. 2

    Assess

    Qualify your profile and match it to the right product or funder.

  3. 3

    Structure

    Prepare the deal, financials, narrative and proposal.

  4. 4

    Execute

    Introductions, process management and closing.

  5. 5

    Support

    Post-deal advisory, insurance and pipeline management.

How we work

The principles behind every mandate.

Independent and unbiased

We work for you, not the product providers. Every recommendation is needs-based and market-compared, built around your specific situation rather than what earns the highest commission.

Senior expertise on every mandate

You work directly with principals who have delivered projects and transactions at corporate executive level, not a handoff to junior staff.

Execution over conversation

From structuring the deal and preparing documentation to introductions and closing, Savant stays in the room until the outcome is achieved.

Relationships over transactions

We do not close a deal and disappear. As your business grows your needs change, and we grow with you. Every client relationship is built to last.

Leadership

The people you will work with.

Senior principals combining engineering, project and financial depth.

Wayne Sherriff

Director


Internationally qualified management consultant with over two decades of experience and 250 management systems implemented.

Wayne Sherriff is an internationally qualified management consultant and a qualified lead auditor for multiple ISO standards, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. He began his career in 2002 as a project manager implementing ISO management systems at one of South Africa's largest ISO consultancy firms, where he discovered his passion for the field. Within two years he was promoted to General Manager and Head of Operations, at the age of 26.

His professional qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, alongside several qualifications in Project Management and Business Administration. In 2004, Wayne's entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish his own ISO consultancy. Over the past two decades he has implemented over 250 management systems and consults for more than 150 certified companies.

A qualified international auditor, he audits management systems across quality, environmental, health and safety, information security and medical devices. For the past two years he has focused on assisting organisations globally with their certification requirements, ensuring they receive value-added, internationally accredited certifications.

Prathik Sewgoolam

Chief Financial Officer


An engineer and financier combining technical delivery with entrepreneurial and financial strategy.

Prathik Sewgoolam brings a rich combination of engineering acumen and financial expertise to Savant. Born in South Africa, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Honours) from the University of the Witwatersrand.

He has more than 12 years of experience across the engineering, construction and financial sectors in South Africa and the USA, with a proven track record in project management at corporate executive level. He has successfully raised two startups in the renewable energy sector and has led teams in private equity and leveraged finance.

Prathik's multidisciplinary perspective, combining technical delivery with entrepreneurial and financial strategy, anchors Savant's financial direction.

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