ABOUT BLACKLEAF
Multi-Family Office and Corporate Advisory
A South African multi-family office and corporate advisory group serving families, shareholders and the boards of established enterprises.
WHO WE ARE
We give families and privately held enterprises the structure that capital, continuity and good decisions depend on.
BlackLeaf was founded in 2024 by Daniel du Toit and Talita Clarke. We bring corporate advisory, transactions, family office coordination and fiduciary administration under one roof, so that the structure behind a family's wealth and the structure behind its business are designed together.
Our clients are families, founders and the boards of mid-market and industry-leading South African enterprises. Most come to us at a moment of change: a raise, a sale, an acquisition or a generation preparing to step back.
The BlackLeaf Difference
Bridging the gap between corporate ambition and family preservation.
Traditional advisory firms treat the business in isolation, focusing solely on the transaction. Traditional wealth managers treat capital in isolation, focusing solely on the yield.
We architect both together. By integrating our four divisions, we ensure that a liquidity event for the business instantly translates into a protected, governed structure for the family's future generations.
2024
Established &
Headquartered in SA
Integrated
Advisory, Wealth, and Fiduciary
Fifteen
Core Sectors of
Industry Focus
Mid-market
Serving Enterprises
of R500m+
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Inside BlackLeaf
Detailed insights into our corporate structure, leadership team, and operational philosophy.
What We Stand By
Principles That Guide
Every Engagement
These are the commitments that shape how we
work, whoever the client and whatever the mandate.
Structure before capital
Financiers decline on structure far more often than on yield. We put the architecture right first, ensuring every entity is defensible.
One accountable team
Advisory, family office and fiduciary work coordinated by one team under one roof, not passed piecemeal between disconnected firms.
Undivided counsel
In every engagement our advice serves one party and one party only: the client who appoints us. We never act for both buyer and seller.
Discretion as standard
Transaction information is shared only under a signed non-disclosure agreement. Data rooms are strictly controlled and monitored.