Team members
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Kobus Nel
Chairman of Investment Committees
Joe Bester
Real Estate Portfolio Manager
Nic Ross
Real Estate Portfolio Manager
CC Nel
Real Estate Portfolio Manager
Sybrand Engelbrecht
Real Estate Investment Specialist
Pieter Nel
Real Estate Finance Specialist
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Private markets and the case for private US real estate
As investors look beyond traditional public markets for differentiated sources of return and diversification, private markets are becoming an increasingly important part of the investment landscape. Private equity, private debt and real estate can introduce sources of return that differ from those available in traditional equities and bonds.
Macro Pulse Episode 37
This episode unpacks the three big themes driving markets in the second half of 2026: US economic and market resilience, the AI capex cycle, and geopolitical instability in the Middle East.
Fairtree Global Equity Fund Q2 2026 commentary
The quarter was defined by two overlapping themes: a sharp rebound from the March US-Iran shock, as the geopolitical risk premium unwound and oil prices retraced, and an exceptionally powerful but highly concentrated AI and semiconductor rally that drove index returns before consolidating in June following a more hawkish shift in interest rate expectations.
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi-Strategy USD Segregated Portfolio Q2 2026
The Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Strategy (“Wild Fig”) is our flagship multi-strategy balanced hedge fund range, designed to deliver equity-like returns with meaningfully lower drawdowns by combining uncorrelated alpha streams across equities, fixed income and commodities.