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Panel: Deal Sourcing and Origination Strategies

Wednesday, 12 AUG | 6:30PM | Zoom

Black Women in Asset Management (BWAM) is pleased to invite you to a panel workshop on origination and investing strategies for the African market.

Based on their industry experiences, the speakers will discuss:

  • Different types of deal-sourcing strategies and the factors to consider when taking the deal through to execution in the current investment climate

  • Distinctions in deal sourcing for different asset classes

  • Differences between sourcing and executing deals in Europe and Africa

  • Cultural differences between Anglophone and Francophone Africa

  • Experiences as a woman, especially in male dominated environments

Date & Timings: 12 August, 6:30pm

Who should attend:

This event is for investment professionals or anyone working in the asset management industry who wants to gain a better understanding of the strategies to source and successfully execute investments in Africa.

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Speakers:

  • Fope Adelowo, Vice President at Helios Investment partners

Fope will speak and moderate the panel. Fope has 11 years’ of professional investment experience from working at Helios, Principal Investment Group at Cardinal Stone Partners and Goldman Sachs. Fope also sits on the board of Mall for Africa

  • Lanre Oloniniyi, Founder at Orbitt Capital

Lanre has over 15 years' investment experience doing business between Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Prior to Orbitt Capital, Lanre was involved in originating investment ideas and raising the required capital to grow start-ups in Africa

  • Linzi Thomas, Partner at Latham & Watkins

Linzi Thomas is a corporate partner with a practice which focuses on private equity and cross-border M&A, including M&A and private equity in Africa. Linzi has advised numerous clients on Africa related matters including Helios Investment Partners and The Carlyle Group. Her other clients include CVC Capital Partners, Ares, CDPQ, Leonard Green & Partners and L Catterton

  • Kofi Owusu-Bempah, Founder and CEO at PASH Global

At PASH Global, Kofi focuses on strategy, structuring, transaction management and financing. Prior to PASH, Kofi was a Partner and General Counsel at Ariya Capital and before that practised law as an international energy and infrastructure lawyer for over 10 years

  • Fadzayi Musanhu, Director at Market Intelligence Africa

Fadzayi leads research and commercial advisory services for investors in Africa. She is a corporate finance professional with M&A and strategic research experience in Europe and Africa

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