Our journey is something that sets us apart — from a small finance company founded in South Africa in 1974 to an international organisation with listings on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges.
![Nelson Mandela](/content/dam/south-africa/welcome-to-investec/about-us/nelson-mandela-quote-desk.jpg)
Nelson Mandela,
opening the Investec building in Johannesburg on 21 October 1998
Here is a company which stands head and shoulders above its peers — not merely because of its phenomenal growth or its sound management of assets, but because it is a trendsetter.
An icon is born, in the most unlikely of settings: Watch the story of our zebra
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