Intelligent infrastructure: Why Futuregrowth invested in hi-tech SA firm Symion

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JOHANNESBURG — Futuregrowth Asset Management has made a substantial investment, through its Development Equity Fund, into a very interesting local technology company called 'Symion'. Symion is a commercial and industrial technology group that focuses on 'intelligent infrastructure' and bringing smart connectivity to physical systems. Some of the sectors that Symion plays in includes smart buildings and cities, industrial automation and robotics, intelligent manufacturing, renewable energy and electric vehicle infrastructure. In this interview, Futuregrowth Investment analyst, Amrish Narrandes, and the MD of Symion, Rick Basson, explain the investment deal. - Gareth van Zyl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3 Aug 2018 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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