What Excellerate does

Excellerate Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a privately held South African investment holding company headquartered in Johannesburg that invests in, supports, and grows business units across three core areas: property services, soft services, and supply chain management. The group operates through six wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures — Excellerate Services (facilities management across South Africa, UK, and UAE), Excellerate JHI (property management, facilities management, utilities management, structured procurement and logistics, and broking), CBRE Excellerate (a joint venture delivering facilities management across 28+ African and Middle Eastern countries), Excellerate Brand Management (marketing services), Vital DS (warehousing and transport logistics in Southern Africa, established 1999), and Profica (real estate and construction project management). The portfolio manages 4,800 buildings totaling 16.5 million m², employs 21,300 people, oversees $12.60 billion in assets under management, and generates $390 million in annual revenue.

The business model is B2B managed services delivered through decentralized operating units that pursue direct enterprise contracts with property owners, real estate investors, corporate occupiers, and logistics operators. Revenue is generated through negotiated long-term facilities management contracts, broking and advisory fees, and structured procurement and logistics engagements. Pricing is contract-based rather than publicly disclosed. The group is Level 1 B-BBEE certified (63.68% black owned, 30.34% black female owned), which provides preferential access to South African enterprise and public-sector procurement. Geographic reach spans the UK, the UAE, and Africa through both wholly-owned operations and the CBRE-affiliated network.

The holding-company structure allows each business unit to operate with significant autonomy while receiving centralized investment oversight. The CBRE joint venture is the primary channel for cross-African and Middle Eastern expansion, leveraging CBRE's global client relationships paired with Excellerate's in-country execution capability. Technology is not explicitly disclosed as a differentiator; the competitive position is built on geographic distribution, operational scale, integrated multi-service delivery, and the regulatory standing conferred by Level 1 B-BBEE status.

Name

Excellerate

Legal name

Excellerate Property Services (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://excellerate.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Excellerate Holdings is a privately held South African investment holding company that owns and operates subsidiaries across property services, soft services, and supply chain management, managing 4,800 buildings and 16.5 million m² across 35+ countries via the CBRE Excellerate joint venture and other wholly-owned units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Services and Facilities Management

NAICS

Offices of Other Holding Companies (551112), Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (551114)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Investors, Nec (6799), Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Office Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAG)

Keywords

• Property services
• Facilities management
• Supply chain management
• Property management
• Soft services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gauteng

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Services Revenue: Revenue generated from property management, facilities management, utilities management, and related soft services delivered through business units including Excellerate Services and Excellerate JHI
2. Supply Chain Management Revenue: Revenue from structured procurement, logistics, warehousing, and transport services through Vital DS and procurement divisions
3. Broking and Advisory Revenue: Revenue from broking services and real estate/construction project advisory through Excellerate JHI and Profica

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Excellerate Holdings is a private investment holding company that invests in, supports, and grows business units delivering integrated property services, soft services, and supply chain management. The group operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries (Excellerate Services, Excellerate JHI, Excellerate Brand Management, Vital DS, Profica) and the CBRE Excellerate joint venture, managing 4,800 buildings and 16.5 million m² across South Africa, the UK, Middle East, and Africa.

Product overview

Excellerate is an investment holding company that operates as a multi-brand portfolio of integrated property-related solutions. The group consists of six distinct business units unified under the Excellerate umbrella brand and the 'Changing Property Thinking' philosophy: Excellerate Services (regional facilities management across SA, UK, and UAE), Excellerate JHI (property and facilities management, utilities, procurement, logistics, and broking), CBRE Excellerate (Africa and Middle East facilities management partnership), Excellerate Brand Management (marketing services), Vital DS (logistics and transport), and Profica (construction project management). The portfolio covers three core areas — property services, soft services, and supply chain management — managing 4,800 buildings, 16.5 million m², with 21,300 employees generating $390 million in revenue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Excellerate Services: Property services including facilities management, utilities management, structured procurement and logistics, and broking services
• CBRE Excellerate
• Excellerate Brand Management (EBM)
• Vital Group / Vital DS
• Profica

Products and services

• Excellerate Services Integrated facilities management and property services delivered through dedicated regional operations in South Africa, UK, and UAE for enterprise clients managing large property portfolios.
• Excellerate JHI Comprehensive property and facilities management offering spanning property management, facilities management, utilities management, structured procurement and logistics, and broking services for enterprise clients.
• CBRE Excellerate Joint venture with CBRE providing property and facilities management services across 30+ countries in Africa and the Middle East, including South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, UAE, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
• Excellerate Brand Management Brand management and marketing services focused on building relationships between companies and their customers to deliver measurable results.
• Vital DS (Vital Group) Warehousing and transport logistics services operating within the Southern Africa transport sector, providing structured procurement, logistics, warehousing, and transport services.
• Profica Real estate and construction project management services combining global outlook with world-class expertise to deliver quality projects for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21,300 employees serving clients globally
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CBREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBRE Excellerate is a joint venture partnership providing property and facilities management services across 35+ African countries including South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, DRC, Egypt, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, UAE, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: Global real estate services and investment firm and Excellerate's joint venture partner via CBRE Excellerate. Overlaps directly in property and facilities management and provides global brand credibility for Excellerate's African and Middle Eastern operations.
• Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL): Global commercial real estate services firm with a substantial property and facilities management practice. Comparable to Excellerate in integrated property services delivery to enterprise occupiers and investors at international scale.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global real estate services firm with property and facilities management offerings similar to Excellerate's integrated platform. Competes for the same multinational occupier and investor mandates across African and Middle Eastern markets.
• Compass Group: Global contract food services and support services group. Adjacent peer given Excellerate's soft services and on-site service delivery model; some overlap in workplace and facility services.
• Serco Group: UK-based international services company operating across facilities management, transport, and citizen services. Comparable in scale and service breadth to Excellerate's UK and UAE Excellerate Services operations.

Regional players

• G4S (Allied Universal): Global security and facility services provider with established presence across Africa. Comparable to Excellerate in integrated soft services including security and facilities management for enterprise clients.
• Emira Property Fund: South African diversified REIT that outsources property management to firms like Excellerate. Comparable as a regional property-focused business operating in the same South African market where Excellerate delivers services, though on the demand rather than supply side.

Direct peers

• ISS A/S: Denmark-based global facility services provider delivering integrated facility services (cleaning, property, catering, security) to enterprise clients. Directly comparable to Excellerate Services' integrated soft and hard facilities management model.
• Bidvest Group: South African diversified services group with significant property services, facilities management, and logistics operations (including the former Servest business). The closest large-cap domestic peer to Excellerate across the same integrated services stack.
• Sodexo: French global food services and facilities management company with significant presence in Africa. Competes with Excellerate for integrated FM contracts, particularly with multinationals operating in Southern Africa.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/excelleratesec
• Facebookfacebook.com/ExcellerateUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/excellerate-holdings-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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