Gerard George Ondaatjie

Mercantile Investments and Finance PLC is a finance company. The principal business activities of the Company consist of finance leasing, hire purchase financing, term loan financing, fleet management, microfinancing, share trading and mobilization of deposits. The Company's segments include Finance lease, Hire purchase, Loans and advances, Investments and Other. The Finance lease segment includes finance leasing products offered to the customers. The Hire purchase segment includes hire purchase products offered to the customers. The Loans and advances segment includes vehicle loans, loans against property mortgages and microfinance lending. The Investments segment includes the investments in equities and debt securities. The Other segment includes all other business activities. The Company provides financing for other forms of vehicles and equipment that include motor vehicles, such as vans and lorries, and construction related vehicles, such as tippers and trucks, among others.