Paul Stewart

Merchant West Investments (Pty) Ltd. is a boutique asset management company founded in 2012, based in Cape Town, ZA. The South African company has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Merchant West Investments is a multi-strategy asset management business that places the highest priority on the stewardship of clients' assets. The private company offers a range of investment strategies, including the Value Fund and the SCI Property Income Fund, which provide long-term capital growth and high income returns, respectively. The company's controlling shareholder is Merchant West Holdings (Pty) Ltd, one of the largest and most successful independent financial services businesses in South Africa. Paul Stewart has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Bridge Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd. (Bridge FM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Clairemont, South Africa. They are a subsidiary of Counterpoint Boutique (Pty) Ltd. Formerly known as Grindrod Asset Management (Pty) Ltd., the firm was founded in 2009 when a number of asset management projects within Grindrod Bank were grouped together under a single asset management brand. In 2012, they merged with Plexus Asset Management and changed their name to Bridge Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd. in 2016. Bridge FM manages segregated mandates on behalf of institutions, retirement funds, multi-managers and a portfolio of Unit Trusts.