Infrastructure Debt Fund

Fairtree Infrastructure Debt Fund is a South African investment fund, focused on
investing in South African renewable energy infrastructure.

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Debt is the largest investment opportunity in the South African power sector.

What is the Fairtree Infrastructure Debt Fund?

Fairtree Infrastructure Debt Fund is a South African investment fund, focused on investing in South African renewable energy infrastructure. This investment opportunity of infrastructure funding and financing solutions has an investment impact aimed to support the sustainability of South Africa.

The fund is structured as a Limited Partnership under the laws of South Africa with Fairtree Asset Management (Pty) Ltd as the infrastructure fund investment managers. Fairtree has over ZAR 132 billion assets under management and has operations in Southern Africa, Europe, and the UK.

Benefits of investing in infrastructure through Private Debt

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Provides investors with access to high-demand capital investment in South African energy infrastructure projects.

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Enhances investor portfolio diversification – low correlation to economic cycles that affect conventional investment portfolios.

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Low volatility and income-based returns with an attractive CPI-linked pay-off profile for investors.

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Inflation protection with reliable cashflows expected to deliver above inflation returns.

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High ESG score and impact of clean energy projects.

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Ease of contribution through retirement savings. Regulation 28 amendments allow for greater infrastructure investment (45% limit).

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Securing sustainable investing [KK1] through a sustainable energy supply to combat Eskom’s aging and dirty fleet of power plants.

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Investors contribute toward driving economic growth and job creation. Generating investment impact above and beyond investment returns.

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Sustainable infrastructure strategy contributing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Purpose-Driven Sustainable Development Goals
The Fairtree Infrastructure Debt Fund’s sustainable infrastructure strategy contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Fairtree Infrastructure Debt Fund

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Our investment solutions are strategically designed to meet our clients’ investment goals and aspirations, placing them on the path to a secure financial future.

What makes Fairtree unique?

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A team of experienced professionals, who have extensive technical, infrastructure and investment management experience and deep a wealth of networks in South Africa.

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Unique deal pipeline of partnerships with leading developers and lenders in
infrastructure financing

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Platform to scale through capital allocation in a high growth market.

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ESG impact through sustainable investing imbedded in underlying projects.

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Stable, consistent, and diversified returns with low costs.

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Investing in the South African power sector infrastructure programme provides institutional investors the opportunity to secure an inflation linked, long-term,self-liquidating investment in renewable energy infrastructure. This ability to invest in renewable energy is not readily available in the market.

South African Power Sector

The power sector infrastructure funding programme will require a total of R600 bn ($42 bn) in equity and debt capital by 2030.

The R450 bn ($32bn) of the capital requirement will be in the form of long-term, non-recourse senior debt.

Currently, there is very limited opportunity for institutional investors to invest in project equity – mainly in BEE funds. This creates a significant opportunity to secure an inflation-linked, long-term, self-liquidating investment. Private debt investing brings about investment diversification to an investor’s overall portfolio which aims to enhance investor returns.

Secure the opportunity of an inflation-linked, long-term, self-liquidating investment.

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Ryan Jamieson

Ryan Jamieson

Head: Retail Sales (North & KZN)​

Ryan joined Fairtree in 2016 and is the head of Retail Sales. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joined Momentum in 1998, where he held various roles, such as investment marketing, sales and distribution, over 15 years. In addition, he led the national team of Investment Specialists at Momentum and served on Group Investment Committees. Ryan then joined Investec, where he continued to be involved in the sales, marketing and distribution of the Investec fund range. He returned to Momentum as head of Wealth Management, where he was responsible for the full integration of the investment philosophy, house views, fund solutions and wealth management proposition. 

Grethe Fourie

Business Development Manager

Grethe joined Fairtree in 2025 as a Business Development Manager in the Distribution team. She focuses on cultivating strong, long-term relationships with financial advisers and identifying opportunities for meaningful growth. Prior to joining Fairtree, Grethe spent eight years at PPS, where she held several leadership roles, including Regional Sales Manager, Regional Specialist Support Manager, and ultimately National Manager of PPS Wealth Advisory. In her most recent role, she led the Wealth Advisory team nationally, overseeing strategy, operations, reporting, and key stakeholder relationships. She also served as a Key Individual on the FSP licence and chaired the Best Practice Committee. Earlier in her career, she worked as a financial adviser for seven years. She is passionate about empowering women in finance and previously led the Women in Finance initiative at PPS. Grethe holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning from Stellenbosch University and is a Certified Financial Planner® professional.

Stephan Venter

Investment Specialist

Stephan joined Fairtree in 2025 as an investment specialist in the Distribution team. He began his career at Deloitte in 2006 as an accountant. He then joined Discovery Invest as an Investment Specialist, before moving to Sanlam Investments, where he spent nine years as a portfolio manager. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of Pretoria, an Honours degree and CTA in Accounting from the University of South Africa, and an Honours degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of Cape Town.

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