Lendable is a technology enabled investment and alternatives platform that focuses on global impact alternatives and believes in the power of technology and finance to create a more economically just and environmentally sustainable world. Lendable provides financing solutions for leading high growth companies with a positive impact. Lendable enables market access for global investors through funds, co-investments, and technology solutions.https://lendable.io/

Nominated by Frankfurt based investment and development bank KfW on the Board of Directors. REFFA was launched in 2012 and provides funding for on-lending to financial institutions in Africa. Financial intermediaries - including banks, microfinance institutions, credit co-operatives and other finance companies - can receive funding and technical assistance for the expansion and/or development of their education finance portfolios. The Fund's legal structure is a SICAV-SIF registered in… Show more Nominated by Frankfurt based investment and development bank KfW on the Board of Directors. REFFA was launched in 2012 and provides funding for on-lending to financial institutions in Africa. Financial intermediaries - including banks, microfinance institutions, credit co-operatives and other finance companies - can receive funding and technical assistance for the expansion and/or development of their education finance portfolios. The Fund's legal structure is a SICAV-SIF registered in Luxembourg and is managed by BlueOrchard Finance Ltd.https://www.reffa.org/ Show less

Nominated by Frankfurt based investment and development bank KfW on the Advisory Committee. The ALCB Fund was set up in 2012 and promotes primary corporate bond issuances in local currency by working with African issuers, investors, and intermediaries to bring new deals to market. ‍The Fund does so by acting as an anchor investor and through technical assistance; investing in transactions where the ultimate beneficiaries are low-income households and MSMEs. Sectors of interest include financial… Show more Nominated by Frankfurt based investment and development bank KfW on the Advisory Committee. The ALCB Fund was set up in 2012 and promotes primary corporate bond issuances in local currency by working with African issuers, investors, and intermediaries to bring new deals to market. ‍The Fund does so by acting as an anchor investor and through technical assistance; investing in transactions where the ultimate beneficiaries are low-income households and MSMEs. Sectors of interest include financial inclusion, infrastructure, agriculture, housing, education, healthcare, and renewable energy. The Fund is rated Baa1 by Moody's and currently has circa USD 300 million committed to 37 companies in 16 countries. The Fund's legal structure is a SICAV-RAIF registered in Luxembourg and is managed by LHGP Asset Management, a subsidiary company of Lion's Head Global Partners. In June 2023 Lion’s Head Group changed its name to Cygnum Capital.https://www.alcbfund.com/ Show less

XSML targets growing, well-managed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and has a focus on frontier markets in Central and East Africa. XSML Capital was founded in 2008 and currently has four funds under management: the Central Africa SME Fund (end of fund life), the African Rivers Fund (fully invested), the African Rivers Fund III (fully invested) and in March 2024 the African Rivers Fund IV was launched (first close at ca USD 100 mln). XSML has offices in Kinshasa (DRC), Kampala… Show more XSML targets growing, well-managed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and has a focus on frontier markets in Central and East Africa. XSML Capital was founded in 2008 and currently has four funds under management: the Central Africa SME Fund (end of fund life), the African Rivers Fund (fully invested), the African Rivers Fund III (fully invested) and in March 2024 the African Rivers Fund IV was launched (first close at ca USD 100 mln). XSML has offices in Kinshasa (DRC), Kampala (Uganda), Zambia (Lusaka) and Luanda (Angola).https://xsmlcapital.com/ Show less

Cardano Development is an incubator and fund manager that focuses on developing innovative financial risk management solutions that are practical and can be scaled-up. It has circa USD 3.3 billion capital under management in eight funds including TCX Fund, Frontclear, GuarantCo, Agri3 Fund, BIX Capital and ILX Fund I. The strategy is to leverage the combined skills and knowledge of the Cardano Development group and its partners to bring high-impact financial risk management innovations to… Show more Cardano Development is an incubator and fund manager that focuses on developing innovative financial risk management solutions that are practical and can be scaled-up. It has circa USD 3.3 billion capital under management in eight funds including TCX Fund, Frontclear, GuarantCo, Agri3 Fund, BIX Capital and ILX Fund I. The strategy is to leverage the combined skills and knowledge of the Cardano Development group and its partners to bring high-impact financial risk management innovations to frontier markets.https://www.cardanodevelopment.com/ Show less

In January 2022, Cardano Development announced the first close and launch of ILX Fund I with a USD 750 million commitment from Dutch pension provider APG, who invests on behalf of pension clients ABP and bpfBOUW. Subsequently, Pensioenfonds Vervoer, the Dutch pension fund for private transport workers, invested a further USD 300 million in the Fund via its fiduciary manager Achmea Investment Management, taking the Fund size to USD 1.05 billion. ILX Fund I is an emerging markets focused private… Show more In January 2022, Cardano Development announced the first close and launch of ILX Fund I with a USD 750 million commitment from Dutch pension provider APG, who invests on behalf of pension clients ABP and bpfBOUW. Subsequently, Pensioenfonds Vervoer, the Dutch pension fund for private transport workers, invested a further USD 300 million in the Fund via its fiduciary manager Achmea Investment Management, taking the Fund size to USD 1.05 billion. ILX Fund I is an emerging markets focused private credit fund that invests in loan participations as originated and structured by bilateral and multilateral Development Finance Institutions. These hard currency denominated loan participations provide medium and long-term finance to projects and companies across core sectors, such as: infrastructure, renewable energy, agribusiness, manufacturing and financial institutions. I was part of the team setting up the fund and the fund manager. https://www.ilxfund.com/ Show less

Responsibilities included origination and execution of equity investments. My portfolio consisted mainly of Africa focused funds and fund type vehicles which varied in size, focus and sector. The underlying assets in the funds included straight equity, mezzanine (debt and equity linked) and other forms of self-liquidating instruments. I took an active role in the governance of the funds and sat on various Boards on behalf of FMO. https://www.fmo.nl/

Within the Financial Markets Department I ran the Capital Markets Desk. The Desk’s sector focus of identified types of capital market products was in line with broader defined FMO objectives linking into the housing sector (e.g. RMBS), small and medium scale enterprises and micro finance institutions related products. The product focus was on securitizations, CDO’s and CLO’s within a wider structured finance product range (also including synthetics and other ABS structures). Also, FMO provided… Show more Within the Financial Markets Department I ran the Capital Markets Desk. The Desk’s sector focus of identified types of capital market products was in line with broader defined FMO objectives linking into the housing sector (e.g. RMBS), small and medium scale enterprises and micro finance institutions related products. The product focus was on securitizations, CDO’s and CLO’s within a wider structured finance product range (also including synthetics and other ABS structures). Also, FMO provided credit enhancement of bond issues through partial risk guarantees and warehouse facilities. Show less

Responsible for FMO’s debt activities in China, including the identification of partners and origination, negotiation and execution of transactions in respect of all debt related FMO products. More specifically, FMO’s debt related products ranged from senior debt to mezzanine funding.

I was seconded by FMO to Standard Bank London (SBL), during which I worked for the fund manager - then majority owned by SBL - of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF). In this role I co-structured, co-founded and co-managed this new - and particularly innovative - debt fund for sub-Sahara Africa. The USD 305 million Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund brought together funding from donors, Development Finance Institutions and commercial banks and focused on providing long term debt to… Show more I was seconded by FMO to Standard Bank London (SBL), during which I worked for the fund manager - then majority owned by SBL - of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF). In this role I co-structured, co-founded and co-managed this new - and particularly innovative - debt fund for sub-Sahara Africa. The USD 305 million Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund brought together funding from donors, Development Finance Institutions and commercial banks and focused on providing long term debt to private and viable infrastructure projects in sub-Sahara Africa. https://www.eaif.com/ Show less

Responsible for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Origination and execution of a.o. bilateral senior and subordinated debt to local corporates. Also, responsible for a number of (energy) project finance transactions throughout sub-Sahara Africa.

Responsibilities: credit analysis and marketing support for senior account management. Client base consisted of large UK corporates.

Responsibilities: relationship management, origination and credit analysis at the German Desk, which formed part of the Corporate Banking Department. Target customers were subsidiaries of German corporates in The Netherlands. Also, in 1995 a three-month internship at Deutsche Bank AG, Düsseldorf Branch, Credit Department.