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| The Name
"Bravura" |
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We are often asked about
the origins of our unusual name. A
musical term, bravura, invites the musician
to play a particular passage of music with
'great skill and brilliance'. The word
is also used to describe the display of
'great daring'. Pronounced:
[Bra-vu-ra]
When the company was
founded, our approach required the
integration of highly technical skills
which were applied differently to what
was conventional at the time.
This continues to be
the case today. Given this,
Bravura as a name seemed, and remains,
perfect. Not only does it describe
our approach, it also inspires us to
continually strive for innovative,
courageous solutions to our clients'
needs and other opportunities.
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| Shareholders |
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Bravura is 83% owned by
management and staff. The remaining
17% is held by Dr Christo Wiese, a leading
figure in South African business. As
such Bravura is one of the largest
independent financial service providers in
South Africa.
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| Our Roots |
Bravura opened for
business in late 1999, with specific
intention of filling a market gap for
integrated and innovative equity and debt
solutions. Corporate finance houses of
the day tended to focus on equity and most
lacked substantial debt structuring skills -
a situation that persists.
The company's
founding members were Soria Hay and
Ian Matthews, two of the business's
Executive Directors to this day.
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| Equity and
Debt |
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The Bravura business is
positioned to achieve the holy grail of
integrated equity and debt solutions.
We are not a bank, nor do we have formal
ties to any banking group.
This allows us to
raise funding from the most efficient
source. We work with all parties
in the market without preference for a
specific individual or group.
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