Carl Neethling
Carl Neethling
Director and Shareholder
Carl is a qualified chartered accountant with strong private equity and investment experience at international level. His background in entrepreneurial enterprises and family businesses, together with his experience in fund management and deal structuring, complements the team’s skill set. Carl is a shareholder in Acorn Private Equity (holdco) and an executive director throughout the structures of the group. Carl and Pierre are listed as key individuals with the FSB.
BRIEF HISTORY: Carl comes from a strong entrepreneurial and family business background. After his traineeship at Grant Thornton in Cape Town, Carl accepted a position in Miami, USA where he was part of the core team that provided valuation and investment advice to clients of Grant Thornton, Miami (e.g. Whitehall, Trump Group, Berkshire Hathaway). Through Carl´s dealings with Whitehall and Goldman Sachs, he was subsequently recruited to the head-offices of the Westmont Group in London. Carl was the global investment controller on their private equity ventures. Westmont is one of the largest privately owned investors in private equity in the world with several billion US dollars under management. Carl had extensive dealings with Goldman Sachs/Whitehall, Blackstone, Cypress Grove and The Carlyle Group. Westmont was the General Partner and acting fund manager on all co-investments with Goldman Sachs, Blackstone and The Carlysle Group. Carl resigned from Westmont to join Pierre in heading up Acorn Private Equity.