ABOUT THE GROUP
A family-owned investment office, built for those who think beyond the present cycle.
BlackLeaf Group is a privately held, family-owned boutique investment and advisory group, built on principles of trust, stewardship, and long-term thinking. Founded in South Africa with a growing international footprint, the Group operates across private wealth, corporate advisory, structured investments, and real-asset platforms.
Rooted in family values and shaped by over a decade of global financial experience, BlackLeaf was established to serve individuals, families, and businesses who value clarity, discretion, and continuity in how capital is structured and deployed. Our approach is relationship-led, selective, and guided by the same principles we apply to our own capital: discipline, alignment, and responsibility across generations.
BlackLeaf is not designed to chase scale or short-term outcomes. It exists to build enduring frameworks that support growth, transition, and preservation, ensuring that capital decisions made today remain sound tomorrow.
BLACKLEAF in Numbers
Founded
2024
Official Operational Commencement Year
Capital Facilitated & Structured
R1.1B+
Across advisory mandates, structured investments, and platform-led transactions.
Investment Vehicles
11+
Including fund partnerships, structured platforms, and specialist product relationships.
Investor & Divestor Network
500+
Qualified investors, institutions, and strategic counterparties across multiple jurisdictions.
As of Q1 2026.
WHO WE ARE
Executive Team
BlackLeaf is led by a senior, hands-on executive team with deep experience across private wealth, corporate advisory, and capital structuring. As a family-owned group, leadership accountability is central to how we operate , decisions are made by those directly responsible for outcomes, not delegated to layers of management.
Our executive team combines institutional discipline with boutique judgement, ensuring continuity, discretion, and long-term alignment across all client and capital engagements. Relationships are built directly with decision-makers, reinforcing trust and consistency over time.
DANIEL DU TOIT
Group CEO
TALITA CLARKE
Vice President
DIVISIONS
The BlackLeaf Platform
BlackLeaf operates as an integrated group of specialised divisions, each with a clearly defined mandate and scope. This structure allows us to support capital across its full lifecycle, from wealth structuring and advisory, to investment access, real assets, and internal capital deployment, while maintaining discipline, independence, and clarity of purpose.
Each division can be engaged independently, yet benefits from group-level alignment, shared governance principles, and a relationship-led approach that prioritises trust, continuity, and long-term outcomes.
BLACKLEAF WEALTH
01
Private Wealth & Long-Term Capital Stewardship
BlackLeaf Wealth supports individuals and families in structuring, preserving, and aligning capital across generations. The division integrates wealth planning, investment oversight, estate and trust structuring, and alternative investment access within a disciplined, relationship-led framework.
BLACKLEAF ADVISORY GROUP
02
Strategic, Corporate & Capital Advisory
BlackLeaf Advisory provides mandate-led advisory across mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring, and complex corporate decisions. Engagements are independent, execution-focused, and structured to support clarity, governance, and long-term value creation.
BLACKLEAF PROPRIETARY
03
Structured Investment Offerings & Product Access
BlackLeaf Proprietary facilitates access to selected third-party and pre-developed investment opportunities, including Shariah-compliant products, insurance-linked solutions, and alternative investment structures. The division operates on a pass-through and structuring basis, not as a discretionary asset manager.
BLACKLEAF PROPERTIES
04
Property Advisory, Structuring & Real Asset Holdings
BlackLeaf Properties focuses on property-related advisory, ownership structuring, and the long-term holding of real estate assets. The division supports strategic acquisition, asset positioning, and governance-aligned property ownership across residential, commercial, and specialised real assets.
BLACKLEAF BUSINESS MARKETPLACE
05
Business & Capital Connectivity Platform
BlackLeaf Business Marketplace is a curated platform connecting business owners, investors, buyers, and strategic partners. It facilitates controlled access to opportunities while maintaining discretion, information integrity, and alignment standards across domestic and cross-border markets.
BLACKLEAF ENERGIES
06
Energy, Petroleum Markets & Trade Facilitation
BlackLeaf Energies operates across energy-related markets, project holdings, and energy and petroleum trade facilitation. The division participates in renewable and conventional energy environments through asset ownership, market engagement, and structured transaction support.
BLACKLEAF CAPITAL
07
Group Investment Interests
BlackLeaf Capital represents the Group’s internal capital interests and balance-sheet investments. The division deploys proprietary capital selectively into strategic, opportunistic, and long-term investments aligned with the Group’s objectives and governance framework.
Our Philosophy
BlackLeaf is built on the belief that capital should be approached with clarity, structure, and long-term responsibility. As a family-owned group, our philosophy is shaped by the same principles that guide multi-generational decision-making: discipline over impulse, alignment over scale, and stewardship over speculation.
We do not pursue growth for its own sake, nor do we chase market cycles. Instead, we focus on designing robust frameworks that can withstand complexity, volatility, and time. Every engagement is approached with an understanding that capital decisions today have consequences well beyond the present moment.
Our philosophy is simple but uncompromising: thoughtful structure, measured execution, and relationships built on trust and continuity.
What We Do
BlackLeaf operates as a boutique investment and advisory platform supporting capital across its full lifecycle. Our activities span private wealth structuring, corporate and capital advisory, structured investment access, real assets, and internal capital deployment.
We engage on a mandate-led basis, ensuring each assignment is clearly defined, appropriately governed, and aligned with the client’s objectives. Depending on the division and context, our role may be advisory, facilitative, or as a principal through internal capital, each clearly separated to maintain transparency and integrity.
Our Mission
Our mission at BlackLeaf is to deliver intelligent, structured, and principled solutions across private wealth, advisory, and capital markets for individuals, families, and institutions who value clarity over complexity.
We exist to support those navigating meaningful capital decisions, whether building, transitioning, preserving, or deploying capital with frameworks that prioritise alignment, governance, and endurance. Through selective partnerships, disciplined structuring, and a high-touch, senior-led model, we empower our clients to act with confidence and control.
Our Origins
BlackLeaf Group was founded in 2024, born out of more than a decade of global experience across corporate finance, investment strategy, trading, and wealth structuring. The Group was established to address a clear gap in the market: the need for institutional-grade structure delivered with boutique responsiveness and genuine accountability.
What began as a private investment office has evolved deliberately into a multi-division platform, developed in response to real client needs rather than expansion targets. Each division within BlackLeaf has been built with intent, ensuring depth of expertise, clarity of mandate, and long-term relevance.
Today, BlackLeaf remains privately held and family owned, guided by the same principles on which it was founded; trust, discipline, and a commitment to building enduring capital frameworks for the generations that follow.