Martin Kaplan is an investment director of Anacacia Capital, the management company of the major shareholder Anacacia Partnership II LP, and is responsible for a range of activities including assessing investment opportunities as well as supporting & serving on boards of investee companies.
Prior to joining Anacacia, Mr Kaplan led the private business corporate advisory team within Deloitte, focusing on SME’s facing a transitional event involving succession, growth or divestment options. He had also worked with Investec in London, providing transitional event funding for entrepreneurs and privately held corporations, and led a private equity and corporate advisory company whilst in South Africa. Mr Kaplan spent his early career as a partner of Arthur Andersen, heading up their business consulting practice that included working with mid-market SMEs.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Cape Town, and had qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa & Canada.
