Ibrahim Sagna (pronounced “San Ya”) is the Executive Chairman of Silverbacks Holdings (“Silverbacks”), a private investment firm focused on value investing in sports, technology, entertainment, media, and fashion. He directs the firm’s strategy, investments and investors relation in accordance with its board’s principles.Ibrahim has been named in 2023 as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in Africa by New African Magazine. He is an institutional platform builder, technology enthusiast and prolific private investor. He is a seasoned executive with various board governance roles & the privilege of close to three decades' track record enabling over USD 30 Billion of company related financings throughout 40+ African and emerging economies covering consumers, infrastructure and natural resources. The spectrum of his former employers spans from global Private Equity (PE) portfolio companies to international PE groups and Hedge Funds (HF) management firms as well as leading Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). In his fulfilling journey across the value chain of private capital, he also led a few award winning transactions in publicly listed markets.Silverbacks’ purpose is to accelerate the corporate maturity of select private companies. The firm dedicates its resources to the delivery of attractive capital gain opportunities for investors while unearthing outliers operating in underserved industries. Ultimately, the goal is to help exceptional founders ease their access to liquidity, improve their governance, amplify their reach beyond their original jurisdiction, and as a result reinforce their dominance.