18.05.2012 Spain's troubled Bankia stock soars 19.55% +++ 18.05.2012 War-scarred Sierra Leone aims to become tourist paradise +++ 18.05.2012 G8 invites Kaberuka to talk African food security +++ 18.05.2012 IMF lauds Angola's economic stabilisation efforts +++ 18.05.2012 Greek banks, hostage to rumours, new poll +++ 17.05.2012 Italian bank shares hit by Greece, Spain debt worries +++ 17.05.2012 Investec results echo difficulties of environment +++ 17.05.2012 StanBank raises USD300m loan for MTN Ghana +++ 17.05.2012 StanBank raises USD300m loan for MTN Ghana +++ 17.05.2012 StanBank raises USD300m loan for MTN Ghana +++ 17.05.2012 Investec adjusted EPS 31.8p vs 43.2p +++ 17.05.2012 War-torn Somalia stages TEDx conference +++ 17.05.2012 Nigeria signs deals with French firms to boost power +++ 17.05.2012 Namakwa sells first batch of Lesotho diamonds +++ 17.05.2012 Paladin settles 'in principle' with workers +++ 17.05.2012 Absa welcomes plans to promote retirement savings +++ 17.05.2012 Citi SA appoints new head of equities +++ 16.05.2012 Vietnamese firm starts mobile phone service in Mozambique +++ 16.05.2012 Absa, UK Trade Investment to boost small business +++ 16.05.2012 Sudan, S.Sudan move from 'crisis to catastrophe' +++ 15.05.2012 Complaints to Credit Ombud up 5% in 2011 +++ 10.05.2012 IFC launches pan-African bond programme +++ 07.05.2012 World Bank names Diop as vice president for Africa +++ 04.05.2012 Tortoise can become a hare +++ 04.05.2012 Bungane to lead Barclays and Absa Africa strategy +++ 03.05.2012 Standard Bank makes high profile apppointment +++ 03.05.2012 New head for Absa Cap Investment Banking, Africa +++ 02.05.2012 African property market a profitable investment +++ 24.04.2012 Mozambique infrastructure finance opportunity +++ 20.04.2012 Nedbank welcomes PIC's investment in Ecobank +++
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Karima Ola
Chief Investment Officer
- More than 17 years of investment banking, corporate strategy consulting and emerging market private equity experience
- Former managing partner and head of Chayton Capital's African portfolio management group; responsible for fund formation, strategy, portfolio construction, deal pipeline and post-deal management of the firm's private equity investments in Africa
- Held senior advising roles on new market entry, investor relations, commodities risk management and emerging market mergers and acquisitions as a consultant to corporations including Tate & Lyle plc, TNT NV and Aviva plc
- Commenced career at HSBC Investment Banking division (1994 to 2004) during which Karima was a highly-ranked analyst in both equities and structured derivatives
- Extensive investment and operational experience across several sectors in private equity asset management, emerging market/new market entry, risk identification and mitigation, mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration and capital markets across Europe, Asia and Africa
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of London and a Post Graduate Diploma in Economics, also from the University of London
