Experience

RMB Corvest

• South Africa
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Private Equity Transactor

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Nedbank

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal: Specialised Finance

  • Dec 2021 - Aug 2022

• Senior Associate: Specialised Finance

  • Mar 2018 - Jan 2022



Industrial Development Corporation

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dealmaker

  • Aug 2013 - Feb 2018

  Key responsibilities: 1. Performing preliminary assessments on prospective clients to ensure that the deal falls within mandate, is viable and all regulatory requirements are met 2. Performing detailed due diligences on clients: - Financial involves the structuring of a transaction by way of a financial model (determining the financial instrument, repayment period, term of facility, etc) to ensure the lender’s interests are protected, and it is a viable option for the client. - Marketing involves assessing the market for the client’s product, which includes an analysis of customers, competitors, and the macroeconomic environment. This includes the preparation of the sales budget and selling expenses as an input to the financial model (to assess the transaction wholistically) - Technical involves an analysis of the client's production process, capacity, premises and production related costs to assess the request for expansion or start-up funding. - Leading teams involves planning of the due diligence and coordinating all team members involvement (including Legal, Risk, and other support departments). Also includes managing deals to loan disbursement. 3. Portfolio management (Reviewing performance of existing clients in my portfolio including monitoring repayments and potential growth opportunities) Experience: While at IDC, I have been exposed to the following: 1. Funding of companies in various industries including Tourism, ICT, Jewellery, Furniture and Electronics, dealing with small start-up entities and large corporates with a varying approach to funding each client (Deal size ranging from R1 to R200 million); 2. Funding of start-up companies that have developed innovative products and/ processes and require access to commercialisation capital; 3. Funding through various instruments including ordinary shares, preference shares, mezzanine debt and senior debt; 4. Funding of deals within the Rest of Africa (Deal size ranging from USD5 to USD10 million). Show less



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

  At the end of my articles, I was selected to represent PwC South Africa (PwC SA) on a short term secondment to the United States (US). During this time, I was given similar responsibilities as in PwC SA. My clients were in the Asset Management industry, which exposed me to Mutual Funds and the various valuation techniques that are applied to value their investments. At the end of my articles, I was selected to represent PwC South Africa (PwC SA) on a short term secondment to the United States (US). During this time, I was given similar responsibilities as in PwC SA. My clients were in the Asset Management industry, which exposed me to Mutual Funds and the various valuation techniques that are applied to value their investments.



PwC South Africa

• South Africa
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Article clerk

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

  Key responsibilities: 1. Managing the day-to-day running of year end audits 2. Managing staff, budgets, work-in-progress, and fees recoverable from the client 3. Coaching junior staff and supervising their work 4. Motivating and encouraging fellow team members 5. Completing Planning and Completion activities on client files 6. Completing Financial statements & other reporting requirements (e.g. Reports to Management) 7. Reporting to Manager/Senior Manager/Partner Experience: During my articles at PwC, I was exposed to the following areas in the banking industry: - The various methods of structuring investment banking loans as well as the systems used by the bank to account for these transactions - The methodology applied in provisioning the performing loan book - The credit controls established at the bank to ensure that prospective corporate borrowers will be able to repay their debt as it becomes due - The controls established in the Home Loans, Fixed Deposit, Cheque, and Savings accounts processes to ensure that the accounting is valid, accurate and complete. Key clients: - Rand Merchant Bank (IBD) - Standard Bank Limited (CIB Credit) - Absa Bank Limited (Sox Controls: Homeloans, and Fixed Deposits) - Barclays Technology Centre Limited (A branch of Barclays Bank Plc) - Mayibuye Group (Private Equity) Show less