Rob Henley

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Principal at Stadia Corporate Advisor @ Stadia Capital
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City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, South Africa
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About Rob Henley

Rob has worked in in the financial industry since 1996. He joined UBS in London in 1996 having graduated in political science at the University of Edinburgh. Rob worked in corporate finance for two years before joining and eventually leading the merger arbitrage desk for a further four years. In 2002, he was appointed head of hedge funds non-Japan and Asia for UBS equities in Hong Kong where he structured and placed several public and private equity and equity lined trades. In 2006, Rob was portfolio manager for two long short catalyst driven equity funds, Optis Global and Oystercatcher. Since 2011 Rob has been Principal at Stadia Corporate Advisory (rebranded from Prescient in 2018) raising capital for companies and projects in Africa. Rob has raised USD350million of capital from a variety of funders and corporates including Microsoft, Africa50, WP Carey, USTDA and OPIC. Stadia has developed a proven and robust process for preparing companies to be investment ready, a weak link in the flow of capital to African entrepreneurs.

Rob Henley's Current Company Details
Stadia Capital

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Principal at Stadia Corporate Advisor
Rob Henley Work Experience Details
  • Stadia Capital
    Principal
    Stadia Capital Nov 2018 - Present
    Cape Town, Western Cape, Za
    In November 2018 Prescient Corporate Advisory was renamed Stadia Corporate Advisory and became a division of Stadia Capital
  • Prescient Wealth Management
    Corporate Advisor
    Prescient Wealth Management Dec 2013 - Present
    • Sarala on long term contract to Prescient Corporate Advisory, a division of Prescient Capital• Runs PCA the corporate advisory division fundraising for sub-Saharan Africa opportunities• Completed USD300million of transactions including property in Mauritius, agri-business in South Africa, education infrastructure in Ghana
  • Prescient Corporate Advisory
    Principal
    Prescient Corporate Advisory Jan 2015 - Nov 2018
  • Sarala Capital
    Corporate Advisory Director
    Sarala Capital Mar 2013 - Nov 2013
    • Mutually agreed spin off from Alpha – co-founder and Principal of Sarala• Source, structure and look to fund investment and financing opportunities with a bias to sub- Saharan Africa• Other consulting roles including Boart Longyear and major US corporate looking for sub-Saharan coal infrastructure• Structured and raised GBP10million for an advertising shadow financing opportunity
  • Alpha Asset Management
    Fund & Wealth Manager
    Alpha Asset Management Oct 2010 - Mar 2013
    Fund Manager: Oystercatcher Global Event (October 2010 to November 2011)Wealth Manager (November 2011 to March 2013)
  • Oryx Investment Management
    Director
    Oryx Investment Management Jul 2006 - Oct 2010
    • Initially co-managed then managing the Optis Global Opportunities fund, a long/short equities hedge fund.• The role covered portfolio management, research, trading, risk management and marketing.• The fund returned 11.9% net annualised since inception (versus returns of 2.1% net and -3.6% for the Eurohedge global equities index and the MSCI AC World index respectively).• Appointed a Director of Oryx in 2008.
  • Ubs
    Executive Director: Equities: Asia Ex-Japan Event Driven / Market-Neutral Sales
    Ubs Apr 2002 - Apr 2006
    Zurich, Ch
    • Research and execute strategies around a wider market-neutral and event driven mandate. This includes stub trades, event driven, share class arbitrage, merger arbitrage and equity capital market generated situations.• Responsible for growing the Asian hedge fund sales team pan-discipline.• Instrumental in the establishment and growth of the delta one financing desk, block trading and private transaction business.
  • Ubs
    Executive Director, Equities: Pan-Europe Event Driven Sales
    Ubs Apr 1998 - Apr 2002
    Zurich, Ch
    • Performed research, sales and trading activities in event driven (primarily merger arbitrage) situations. • Carried out in depth research of bid situations which included assessing regulatory frameworks, press/market comments, and valuations from fundamental and technical viewpoints. • Studied other events including de-mergers, spin offs, auctions etc.• Co-managed the Event Driven team over the last 18 months of this period.• Promoted 3 times within these 4 years from analyst to executive director.
  • Ubs
    Analyst, Corporate Finance
    Ubs Sep 1996 - Apr 1998
    Zurich, Ch
    • Learnt valuation techniques, financial modeling of companies, offer effects models, regulatory frameworks and execution of transactions in a number of situations across the European Time Zone.• Completed a 2 month graduate training programme in Zurich.• Work experience included time in Maastricht, Paris and Johannesburg.

Rob Henley Skills

Capital Markets Equities Investment Banking Private Equity Valuation Corporate Finance Investments Mergers And Acquisitions Financial Modeling Financial Analysis Hedge Funds Due Diligence Risk Management Asset Management Financial Markets

Rob Henley Education Details

  • University Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    University Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Ma In Politics
  • Barings Corporate Finance, London & Hong Kong
    Barings Corporate Finance, London & Hong Kong
  • Radley College, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    Radley College, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    French

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Rob Henley works for Stadia Capital

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Rob Henley's current role is Principal at Stadia Corporate Advisor.

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What schools did Rob Henley attend?

Rob Henley attended University Of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Barings Corporate Finance, London & Hong Kong, Radley College, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Rob Henley has skills like Capital Markets, Equities, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Valuation, Corporate Finance, Investments, Mergers And Acquisitions, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Hedge Funds, Due Diligence.

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