Managed an award winning $60M strategic inventory finance agreement with Goldfields Ghana,(GTR Deal of the year 2016) supported by Investec Bank and HM Treasury's Export Finance Agency UKEF. https://www.gtreview.com/magazine/volume-15issue-4/best-deals-2016/

Managed the acquisition of Congo Mining Limited's 60MMt Iron Ore asset "Mayoko Moussondji" in the Republic of Congo. Responsible for all DD & asset re-modelling.Negotiated commercial port and rail agreements with Ministry for TransportReviewed PFS of multiple mining assets in Africa, conducting DCF modelling to support investment recommendations. Completed several mandates.Managed mining activities in South Africa; commercial agreements with O&M sub contractors, 3PL providers and government departments (Department for Mineral Resources). Traded Molybdenum off take from Rio Tinto, as well as trading minor metals Ta, Re, Nb.

I was the link between in-country management and London HQ. Managed the relationship with off-take partners, Glencore / Vitol / Cargill during an Ebola outbreak and a market price collapse, which lead to asset insolvency. Was retained by the administrators to assist wind down and transfer of operations to new owner Timis Corp.

•Trader for Sub-Saharan Africa•Responsible for a $100m p.a. turnover.•Managed over 50 clients across the region, French & English speaking•Negotiated iron ore offtake.•Supplied steel to EPC companies/ infrastructure projects, general construction.•Managed P&L & credit exposures•Point of contact for banks active in the region.•Secured $20m additional credit insurance for Ghana’s largest steel maker•Increased order volume by 50% •Won government tenders.•Structured tolling operations where steel was paid for by the supply scrap.-structured tri party fx swap to support repatriation of funds owed off shore between ourselves / customer / 3rd party bank / grain trader

Graduate in Fixed income Derivatives