Adam is a CFA Charterholder and was previously a Senior Associate in the Alternative Investment Services team, and Head of Responsible Investment at RisCura. He is considered an expert in the valuation of unlisted assets and has been closely involved in the valuation of over 500 Private Equity investments in Africa. His extensive experience includes engaging with and presenting to C-level stakeholders, managing projects and team members, conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis and making strategic recommendations.

Ashley has over 30 years of deep industry experience – as an entrepreneur, member of numerous boards and committees, senior financial positions at Sea Harvest and I&J, and CFO of the V&A Waterfront, amongst others. Previously he fulfilled the role of Financial Director of the University of Cape Town, a groundbreaking appointment, as he was the first black Financial Director of UCT since it was established in the late 19th Century.

He is a qualified CA and read both his CTA and B.Com Honours degrees at the University of South Africa. He completed both the Executive Development, and Leadership Executive Programmes at UCT’s Graduate School of Business.

Beryl is an experienced executive assistant and previously worked in that role for KPMG for over 10 years. Her logistical experience provides us with significant support and ensures the smooth running of the office and office administration

Bridgette has more than 30 years expertise in human resources, including of remuneration, Ìncentive schemes, Payroll, HR administration, Performance management, Talent management, Coaching, Organisational design, strategy and career psychology. She has extensive experience in the financial industry and has held various management roles at Alexander Forbes, Old Mutual, Sanlam Investments and Prudential (now M&G). This include previous roles as Head of HR at Sanlam Investments (core Investment team) and at Prudential and General Manager: HR at MWeb where she was part of the management team which facilitated the exit to DiData.

Bulelwa is a seasoned investment professional with over 20 years’ experience. She started her career in the asset management industry where she was afforded an opportunity to analyse different industries to make investments that will generate alpha for the clients in her role as an equity analyst. She later decided to transition to the Private Equity sector when she moved to Inspired Evolution, where she worked as an Investment Associate focusing on deal origination, industry analysis, financial modelling, valuations, deal structuring and post-investment monitoring. Subsequent roles includes working as an investment principal at  Mergence Investment Managers and PAPE Fund Managers prior to joining the Infra Impact team.

Charlene started her career in fund accounting and administration at Stanlib in 1999 as fund accountant. Charlene subsequently joined RMB Trustee Services as a fund administrator for South African CIS’s and later promoted to Team Leader overseeing the foreign Collective Investment Schemes (CIS’s) and the Property Unit Trusts (PUTs) oversight function. In 2015, Charlene joined Standard Chartered Bank as a business analyst running with the implementation of a new Fund Accounting System in their trustee services department, she was was appointed team leader in May 2015. In 2019 I filled a role of Middle Office Fund Accountant at Ashburton Investment.

Colletta is an accomplished ESG and Impact Professional. She read an Honours Degree in International Relations and Political Studies at Rhodes University. Her previous experience includes working at IBIS Consulting for 3 years, where she advised numerous clients in the DFI and Private Equity sectors on ESG and ESD matters. Her expertise extends to the practical application of corporate governance principles, familiarity with global ESG standards like UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

David has over 15 years of experience in strategic business consulting and 12 years of operational management experience, including at C-Suite level. His roles have involved a wide range of responsibilities including technology development, investment, alternative investing, debt structuring, organizational restructuring, and turnaround plans in major global financial centres, including London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Geneva and New York. In previous role at Lobster Ink – he held the position of CFO and Managing Director - he successfully managed to grow revenue tenfold and expanded the team by over 300 employees over a period of 4 years.

Ikageng holds a BCom Finance and a BCom Honours majoring in investment management from the University of Johannesburg. He further obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning from the University of Free State and is a Certified Financial Planner, certified by the Financial Planning Institute of Southern Africa. He is an experienced investment professional with over 10 years of finance and investment related experience. His expertise includes private equity investing with vast exposure to ICT, water, infrastructure, healthcare, energy, mining, agriculture & Agri-processing throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Other experience involves asset consulting and working as an advisor to large institutional retirement funds and medical schemes on investment strategy solutions. Ikageng previously worked for the PAPE Fund Managers and Public Investment Corporation, Africa’s largest state-owned asset manager with over US$150 billion in assets under management.

Mark is a co-founder has been a member of the Infra Impact Investment team since the firms inception. Mark is a captain of industry in the institutional impact and infrastructure investment space. Mark was previously the founder and Head of Mergence unlisted investments business. He has more than 22 years of experience in capital and investment markets. Mark is a sought-after speaker, commentator and a guest lecturer at the UCT Graduate School of Business. He serves on the ASISA Responsible and Infrastructure Committees and has won numerous ABSIP awards for his role as a leader in Alternative Asset Management.

Morné is a co-founder of Infra Impact and a seasoned private equity investment professional with a passion for impact infrastructure investment in Africa. He has over 22 years of experience and has given presentations and participated in panel discussions at infrastructure and investment events. Prior to founding Infra Impact Investment Managers, he held the position of Executive Director and founder of Sade Capital, providing investment advisory services to clients. Preceding this he was an Executive Director at Thembeka Capital and served as a non-executive director on the boards of various investee companies. Other roles include that of Investment Analyst and Nuclear Component Engineer. Morne is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, having completed the Advanced Management Program as well as the Private Equity & Venture Capital Program. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Charterholder and a Chartered Director (SA).

Mzo is a non-practising attorney of the High Court of South Africa with over 18 years PQE and has extensive expertise in the fields of general corporate commercial practice, contract drafting and negotiation, property law, petroleum law, BBBEE and corporate governance. His previously advised numerous property developers, banks, Fund Managers, various trusts, IT companies, actuarial companies and other large and small and medium corporate entities.

Naseera is a chartered accountant and has extensive expertise in the field of research, financial modelling and financial valuations, particularly in private equity analysis and valuations. After completing her articles at KPMG, she spent six years in the private equity sector at RisCura and Athena where she was appointed as a senior private equity analyst and investment analyst respectively.

Pearl is an experienced investment analyst with a specific focus on development finance. Pearl started her career as an investment analyst at Mergence Investment Managers where she assisted in managing investment portfolios with exposure to renewable energy and other impact sectors. Pearl was also a research analyst at 4Di Capital a technology venture capital firm. Pearl joined Infra Impact from Bertha Centre for Social Innovation where she worked as a Senior Analyst.

Rahneem has previously worked at SANNE and Prescient, where she has gained administrative experience in fund valuations and direct fund administration. At Prescient she was responsible for onboarding clients for offshore funds and honed her expertise in client relationships and general administrative support.

Raphael is a non-practising solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, as well as a non-practising attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He has in excess of 18 years’ PQE in mergers and acquisitions, with a special focus on infrastructure matters. He worked as both external counsel for various large and prominent corporate law firms and as an in-house lawyer for large international corporates. In addition to advising small and large listed corporates on various corporate law, tax and mergers and acquisitions transactions, he has also been extensively involved in advising financiers, sponsors, EPC and O&M Contractors and major subcontractors on energy projects on a global scale.

Rushdie has both a Commerce and Legal Degree from the University of Port Elizabeth. He worked as both external counsel for various large and prominent corporate law firms and as an in-house lawyer for large national corporates and has in excess of 20 years’ experience in Corporate Governance, Legal and Risk evaluation, BBBEE, Employment, contract negotiation and dispute resolution. He has advised high-net worth individuals, small, medium and large corporates (both national and international) across these areas of expertise. He has acted and/or advised clients such as the Louis Group, Transnet, PetroSA, NEHAWU, Hotellica, Amdec Property Developers and the MAD Group of companies and has been involved in several high profile matters over the years.

Samuel is a legal advisor in the legal team at Infra Impact. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions and restructurings. In addition to the aforesaid, Samuel is also experienced in drafting various complex commercial agreements, undertaking and managing due diligences, providing corporate governance and regulatory advise and implementing transactions across various industries, inter alia, the financial services, private equity funds, insurance, telecommunication, waste and energy.