Founder and Principal Investor
Thami Nyathi (Mr T)
Johannesburg · Southern Africa
Research-led conviction. Disciplined capital. Active partnership.
Mr T leads PlusPoint's investment strategy, opportunity assessment and value-creation approach.
Investment leadership
Sets investment themes and evaluates opportunities through PPIE.
Institutional insight
Experience engaging finance teams and capital allocators across SADC.
Active value creation
Supports structuring, strategy, management and exit planning.
A practical perspective on capital.
Mr T established PlusPoint to apply disciplined research, transaction expertise and principal capital to private investment opportunities addressing essential African needs.
His experience spans finance, taxation, capital markets, skills development and strategic advisory across Southern Africa and Europe.
Professional Standing
ACCA · GTP(SA) · SARS Registered Tax Practitioner · MCSI · ACFE Affiliate · SAIFM Affiliate
ACCA Train-the-Tutor · ACCA Train-the-Marker
Expertise across the investment lifecycle.
Insight shaped close to decision-makers.
Mr T has trained, consulted and advised senior finance teams and analysts across institutional finance and the public sector.
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Qualifications & Memberships+−
- ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
- GTP(SA) (General Tax Practitioner — South Africa)
- SARS Registered Tax Practitioner
- MCSI (Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment)
- ACFE Affiliate (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)
- SAIFM Affiliate (South African Institute of Financial Markets)
- ACCA Train-the-Tutor
- ACCA Train-the-Marker
Industry & Sector Interests+−
- Skills development and workforce solutions
- Education and professional development
- Alternative and distributed energy
- Disruptive and enabling technologies
- Agritech, agriprocessing and food systems
- Fintech and financial infrastructure
- Commodities and mineral value chains
- Mining and industrial support services
- Healthcare infrastructure and essential services
- Logistics, storage and trade enablement
- Water security and environmental solutions
- African enterprise and regional growth platforms
SADC Opportunity Pipeline+−
His current SADC opportunity pipeline is focused on businesses being originated and evaluated across South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. All pipeline opportunities remain subject to detailed due diligence, regulatory assessment, appropriate transaction structuring and formal investment approval.
Investment Philosophy+−
PlusPoint's investment philosophy rests on evidence before conviction, boundaries stated plainly, and judgement that stays senior. No recommendation advances without a documented evidence base; what PlusPoint does — and does not do — is disclosed on every page; and every material decision passes through experienced, accountable review, from first screening through to exit.
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