A decade of evolution.
From gold miner to investment adviser, the Fund is the result of a series of evolutionary developments under the Sawiris family’s ownership since 2012. The Sawiris family is an Egyptian family with a distinguished track record of value creation in telecoms, media, real estate, and mining.
- La Mancha is bought in 2012 by the Sawiris family – an industrialist investor with a history of value creation in telecoms and real estate
- Operates three gold mines across Australia, Ivory Coast, and Sudan on a private basis
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- La Mancha becomes an investment company in 2015 after vending-in its assets into listed entities
- Actively manages its investments – exiting some assets and rolling up others with portfolio businesses
- Specialises in acquiring and managing significant minority stakes in listed gold mining businesses
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- The Fund was launched in July 2021 with >$700m in assets (accumulated since 2012) from the Sawiris family, the cornerstone investor, and $100m of third-party capital – link to press release
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- La Mancha is bought in 2012 by the Sawiris family – an industrialist investor with a history of value creation in telecoms and real estate
- Operates three gold mines across Australia, Ivory Coast, and Sudan on a private basis
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- La Mancha becomes an investment company in 2015 after vending-in its assets into listed entities
- Actively manages its investments – exiting some assets and rolling up others with portfolio businesses
- Specialises in acquiring and managing significant stakes (20-30% typically) in listed gold mining businesses
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- The Fund was launched in July 2021 with >$700m in assets (accumulated since 2012) from the Sawiris family, the cornerstone investor, and $100m of third-party capital – link to press release