Flatcrown Capital is an independent regulated advisory and broking firm specialising in hedging, acquisitive, diversification and financing solutions over South African listed equity.
Our core competencies are understanding, conceptualising, structuring and implementing derivative and financing transactions over South African listed equity for our clients to achieve their investment objectives.
Our value proposition is that we take a partnership approach in devising and delivering solutions that balance legal, regulatory, tax, credit and market risks with economic benefits that are acceptable to our clients.
Our clients bring the “concept”, typically seeking to acquire, dispose of, borrow against, refinance existing debt against and/or optimise medium to large South African listed equity positions.
We devise and propose unique solutions that provide a path to execute on client “concepts” with a view to maximising value for clients while mitigating risk wherever possible. We strive to limit and, where possible, reduce complexity so that our clients can make the most informed decisions.
We deliver on our solutions, managing and driving the execution of the transaction all the way through to “close”. We also provide life-cycle management services to ensure that the transaction efficacy is maintained.
William Phillips is a principal and Executive Director of Flatcrown Capital. He has over 20 years experience in structured and equity finance, having worked locally and abroad in global law and investment banking firms prior to founding Flatcrown Capital.
Andrew Souter is a principal and Executive Director of Flatcrown Capital. He has over 20 years experience in option trading, corporate derivatives, structured finance, corporate action trading. Andrew gained his experience on the trading desks of numerous investment banks with international partnerships.
Lelo Nene joined Flatcrown Capital from the property broking industry. He has been with the team for over 2 years and manages aspects of deal execution and lifecycle management. He is in the process of completing his regulatory exams.
OTC Equity Hedging Strategies and Hedge Backed Financing, Strategic Equity Acquisition Funding, Securities Lending, Share Scheme Design and Hedging, Equity Backed Preference Share Funding, Structured Notes, Equity Backed Debt Funded Transactions, Special Situations and Portfolio Optimisation.
Flatcrown Capital has advised on over R20bn hedging and financing transactions since inception. Flatcrown Capital does not, as a policy, publish transaction details on this website. We will however refer prospective clients to existing clients for references.
Flatcrown Capital is an authorised financial services provider with Category I licence issued by the FSCA (FSP: 50173).