Member Interviews

AVCA speaks to Yasmin Kumi, Chief Executive & Founder, and Rasheeda Seshie, Chief People Officer, at Africa Foresight Group, about the firm’s inception, freelancing, plans over the next few years, and sectors and markets in Africa that present opportunities for growth.

AVCA speaks with Paulo Martelli, Chief Investment Officer at FinDev Canada, about the firm’s vision, strategy, priority areas for the next year and development impact.

AVCA speaks with Hassane Muhieddine, CEO Financial Services Cluster at the Axian Group, about the Group’s rationale for diversifying in private equity, its experiences investing into Africa and its hopes for the future

AVCA speaks to Rajan Rosick, one of the Directors of Trident Trust’s long-standing Mauritius office and Karine Seguin, Head of Fund Services Business Development in Europe at Trident Trust, about their role as a fund administrator, trends in fund domiciliation and key developments in Africa.

AVCA speaks with Paras Shah, Partner at Bowmans, about the firm’s history and expertise, the state of the private equity industry and the impact of COVID-19.

AVCA speaks to Antoine Delaporte, Managing Partner at Adenia Partners about what to consider when investing in Africa, the firm’s future focus and hopes for the industry.

AVCA speaks with Rajaa Berrkia, Director of Sustainability at Mediterrania Capital Partners, to learn more about the firm’s unique ESG and sustainability approach, as well as the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on ESG targets in the private equity industry in Africa.

AVCA speaks with Ladé Araba, Managing Director for Africa at Convergence to learn more about the history of the network, how blended finance can be applied, and its role in achieving Africa’s development goals.

AVCA talks with Marc Immerman, Director, Metier Private Equity on the firm’s origins, its fundraising lessons and emerging sectors in Africa’s private equity industry.

We talk with David Owino, Founding Partner at Ascent Capital Africa about the firm’s origins, its continued commitment to East Africa, its recent co-investment strategy with Fanisi Capital, and the impacts of COVID-19 on its operations.

We speak with Alexandre Alfonsi, Founding Partner at Axonia Partners about the firm’s history, its successes, the impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s fundraising space, and why they are committed to Africa.

AVCA speaks to Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, Founder & Managing Partner, Aruwa Capital Management on the firm’s ethos, investment model, investment wins and hopes for Africa’s private capital industry’s future.

We speak with Naana Frimpong, Counsel, Special Matters, and Government Investigations practice at King & Spalding about the firm’s history and expertise in African-focused investigations, arbitrations, and transactions, as well as her insights on recent and future regulatory trends in Africa’s private equity industry.

AVCA speaks to Ayodeji Oyetunde, Partner, Aluko & Oyetunde on the firm’s history, ambitions and the evolution of Nigeria’s private investment industry.

AVCA speaks to Osama Ezzo, Managing Director of Nile Development and Investment on the fund’s investment strategy, approach to value creation and the industry’s challenge of mobilising local capital.

AVCA talks with Angeli Arora, Africa Regional PE Leader from Dentons’ Global Private Equity Group on the impact of Brexit on investments into Africa, what sets Dentons apart and their plans to become the first pan-African law firm owned and controlled by Africans.