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PIC reduces equity position in ADvTECH
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Public Investment Corporation sells down ADvTECH stake as valuation passes $1 billion

Feyisayo Ajayi
Last updated: July 10, 2025 1:59 pm
Feyisayo Ajayi Published July 10, 2025
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  • PIC cuts ADvTECH holding to 19.64% after shares surge past $1 billion valuation.
  • The stake sale follows ADvTECH’s Ghana campus launch and rising investor demand.
  • Africa’s biggest asset manager shifts portfolio amid ADvTECH’s continental expansion strategy.

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), Africa’s largest asset manager, has slightly reduced its equity position in ADvTECH Ltd., the continent’s biggest private education provider. The R163.62 million ($9.22 million) divestment, disclosed on July 7, 2025, lowers PIC’s clients’ aggregated stake from 20.55 percent to 19.641 percent.

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The move comes amid portfolio recalibration within the PIC’s client base, following ADvTECH’s recent launch of its first tertiary institution outside South Africa, marking a key step in the company’s continental expansion.

PIC takes profit as ADvTECH’s valuation exceeds $1 billion
The move, disclosed in a regulatory filing, follows ADvTECH’s market valuation climbing to R18 billion ($1.02 billion) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). This milestone comes shortly after the group launched its new flagship campus in Accra’s upscale Airport Residential Area, which began student registrations on June 15, 2025. 

Since the Ghana expansion, ADvTECH shares have surged over 11 percent, peaking at R33.34 ($1.88) on July 4—reflecting strong investor confidence in the group’s growing tertiary education footprint across Africa.

Shares of ADvTECH, as displayed on tradingview.com, reflect its market performance. (Image courtesy of tradingview.com)

As of Dec. 31, 2024, PIC  held 108.63 million shares valued at R3.68 billion ($207.17 million). That position equivalent to 19.59 percent had grown to 20.55 percent. In response, South Africa’s largest asset manager offloaded shares worth R163.62 million ($9.22 million), reducing equity position in ADvTECH by 0.91 percent.

Stake cut confirmed in regulatory filing

In compliance with regulatory requirements, ADvTECH disclosed the shareholding reduction in a regulatory announcement. The company also filed a notice with the Takeover Regulation Panel, confirming the transaction as the company’s board has acknowledged PIC’s investment, reinforcing transparency and governance standards.

With ADvTECH’s market capitalization hitting R18 billion ($1.02 billion), the divestment reflects a measured repositioning rather than a loss of confidence. The board affirmed the accuracy of the disclosure and noted that all material information had been duly shared.

A tactical portfolio adjustment

While modest, the reduction suggests a tactical adjustment rather than a strategic exit. The PIC has historically held significant stakes in education and healthcare, aligning with its long-term developmental mandate. However, macroeconomic pressures and shifting investor sentiment toward alternative delivery models may have prompted a lightening of exposure in ADvTECH, despite its strong market leadership.

With ADvTECH expanding its pan-African footprint and digitizing learning models, the company remains an attractive long-term play for institutional investors seeking resilience in the human capital sector.

In the 2024 fiscal year, ADvTECH’s revenue rose 8 percent year-on-year to R8.52 billion ($479.1 million), with profit up 15 percent. Free operating cash flow before capex grew 20 percent to R1.52 billion ($85.46 million), achieving a cash conversion of 132 percent of annual profit. 

PIC’s growing investment in Africa 

As Public Investment Corporation (PIC) founded in 1911 and corporatized in 2005 managing government workers’ pensions continues to diversify its portfolio, its increased investment in Grindrod may signal further strategic moves in South Africa’s industrial and infrastructure sectors. 

Owned entirely by the South African government, the PIC operates under the stewardship of the Minister of Finance and manages assets worth an impressive R2.693 trillion ($144.77 billion) as of March 31, 2024 —reflecting year-on-year growth of 3.6 percent. By March 2025, Shore Africa gathered that its assets managed had exceeded R3 trillion ($168.95 billion).

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