Skybound Capital is an experienced Private Credit Asset Manager
Private Credit Specialists, focused on capital preservation.
We manage Direct Lending, Trade Finance, and Invoice Financing strategies. Our approach is informed by a long track record in private market lending, with disciplined underwriting, structuring expertise, and active risk management across market cycles.
$2bn+
AUM
17-Year
Track Record in managing
Private Credit Funds
United Kingdom
London
Africa
Johannesburg Cape Town Durban Mauritius
Australia
Gold Coast
Asia
Hong Kong Shanghai
Three private credit strategies
Skybound Capital manages three distinct private credit strategies focused on disciplined underwriting, structuring expertise, and active risk management across market cycles.
DirectLending
Structured direct lending to established businesses, privately negotiated with tailored covenants and security packages.
Typical duration:
24 to 36 months.
Structured Trade and Commodity Finance
Specialised structures that finance the movement of physical commodities through long-term supply chains. These transactions are self-liquidating and highly collateralised.
Typical duration: 90 to 120 days.
Invoice and Receivables Financing
Financing against verified invoices and receivables that meet stringent eligibility criteria.
Typical duration:
under 90 days.
Consistent Performance, Uncorrelated Returns, Independent of Market Volatility
At Skybound Capital, we believe in creating long-term value. Our investment strategies have consistently delivered positive, annualised returns, providing stability with low correlation to public markets. By focusing on alternative assets, we mitigate market volatility, offering investors reliable growth opportunities in both stable and turbulent economic environments.
Explore our funds - International
PRISM SUITE OF FUNDS
WILLOW TREE FUND
The Willow Tree Fund is a global multi-asset fund that focuses on investing in global private credit, private equity, and other alternative investment deals that are exclusive and often inaccessible to most investors. It strategically blends asset classes, geographies, currencies, and industries to drive strong, long-term risk-adjusted returns.
MERCADOX FUND
The Mercadox Fund focuses on short-term opportunities in commodity-based and structured trade finance, including invoice discounting, with a priority on secure, liquid transactions that align with the Fund’s investment objectives. It aims to deliver a return that is non-correlated to traditional markets.
Inception Date: 2023
SHARIAH FINANCE FUND
The Shariah Finance Fund is a Shariah-compliant strategy that focuses on shorter-term opportunities in commodity-based general structured trade finance. It prioritises transactions that demonstrate strong security and appropriate levels of liquidity, with the aim of delivering an investment return that is non-correlated to traditional markets.
Inception Date: 2019
THE SKYBOUND VERTEX FUND
The Vertex Fund invests in global private capital opportunities, with a focus on specialised private debt strategies across diverse geographies, currencies, and industries. It targets long-term capital growth that is uncorrelated with traditional markets.
Inception Date: 2025
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APELLO SKYBOUND FR QIHF
The Apello Fund combines returns from offshore private debt instruments, currency futures contracts, and a diversified portfolio of South African private equity and private debt to offer South African Rand investors an investment return that is uncorrelated to traditional markets.
ALTERNIS SKYBOUND FR QIHF
The Alternis Fund offers South African investors unhedged access to offshore private debt investments. Due to its unhedged currency exposure, the Fund may experience short-term volatility; however, it aims to deliver long-term returns that are uncorrelated with traditional markets.
THE SKYBOUND VERTEX FUND
The Vertex Fund, approved under Section 65 of the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, invests in global private capital opportunities, focusing on specialised private debt strategies across geographies, currencies, and industries. The Fund is US Dollar-denominated and targets long-term capital growth uncorrelated to traditional markets.
Inception Date: 2025
A Trusted Partner
- Financial Advisors – Seeking reliable alternative investment solutions.
- Family Offices – Looking for diversified, non-market-correlated opportunities.
- Insurance Companies – Requiring stable, long-term capital preservation strategies.
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Fund of Funds – Looking for exposure to private market investments.
- Government & Private Pension Funds – Needing sustainable, performance-driven investment solutions.
Expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa & Sustainable Investing
Our deep understanding of Sub-Saharan African markets provides us with unique insights and access to exclusive investment opportunities. Skybound Capital is committed to responsible investing, ensuring that our investments generate sustainable economic, social, and environmental benefits alongside strong financial returns. Our investments focus on sustainable growth, job creation, and positive social and environmental outcomes, thereby contributing meaningfully to the regions in which we operate.
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South Africa
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