Sunil Gopal
Lead Syndication & Distribution at Barak Fund Management- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Chartered Accountant of South Africa
SAICA CA(SA)Jan, 2005- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Barak Fund Management
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Mauritius
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Syndication & Distribution
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Nov 2018 - Present
Head of the Syndication and Distribution at Riparian Advisory (Pty) Ltd, advisors to Barak Fund Management Ltd. Responsibilities include Managing and establishing investor & co-funding relationships globally, as well as distribution of African assets in the primary and secondary markets. This includes assisting the origination team in structuring their transactions for distribution. Focusing partly on the overall investor relations of Barak including fund raising & marketing of the Fund. Head of the Syndication and Distribution at Riparian Advisory (Pty) Ltd, advisors to Barak Fund Management Ltd. Responsibilities include Managing and establishing investor & co-funding relationships globally, as well as distribution of African assets in the primary and secondary markets. This includes assisting the origination team in structuring their transactions for distribution. Focusing partly on the overall investor relations of Barak including fund raising & marketing of the Fund.
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Standard Bank Group
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Head Loan Syndication and Distribution, Southern & Central Africa
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Jan 2016 - Oct 2018
Responsible for managing syndicated and participated loan activity for the Bank in the Southern & Central region of Africa - Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, ZimbabweStrategic and efficient distribution of assets to manage the Bank’s balance sheet, for credit, capital or business reasons. An integral part of the bank’s internal governance process in relation to the pitching for, structuring of and sanctioning of credit facilities; including opining on the appropriateness of transaction structures and pricing, and determining whether the bank can take underwrite risk on facilities. Lead arranging of syndicated facilities for clients, as a core investment banking product offering. Custodian of senior relationships with syndication partners, including African regional, SA and international banks, specialised debt funds and institutional investors.
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Barclays Africa Group Limited
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Africa Leverage and Corporate Debt Finance Transactor
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Mar 2012 - Dec 2015
Originate and execute leveraged and corporate debt finance transactions for large corporate and global corporate clients in Barclays Africa presence countries. Deals concluded in the following countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe Execute all aspects of financing, including financial modelling, due diligence process, credit analysis, credit approval process, drafting of financing proposals, negotiating & executing legal agreements and final pay-out.
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Absa Group
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Structured Finance Transactor
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Mar 2009 - Feb 2012
Secure term debt and balance sheet optimisation opportunities for clients in the upper end of the Large and Corporate market segment of ABSA Corporate & Business Bank. Focus on debt funding opportunities, with a high level analysis of the capital structure of the client's balance sheet, including: Acquisition of shares/business assets, Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) deals, Management/Leveraged Buy-outs (MBO/LBO)- Analysis of client's cash flow & forecast- Cost of capital & debt service capacity- Financial modelling- Structure optimal security package - Preparation of credit papers and obtaining credit approval- Implement transactions until final payout, including all negotiations between credit & client;- Supervise: legal (internal or external), due diligence specialists, and other supplemental internal departments.
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ABSA
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Banking
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100 - 200 Employee
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Growth and Acquisition Finance Consultant
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Mar 2008 - Feb 2009
Acquisition and Leveraged finance, balance sheet structuring - Investigating and researching investment and finance proposals including financial modelling.- Preparation of credit papers and obtaining credit approval. - Implement transactions until final payout, including all negotiations between credit & client; & conditions precedent.- Supervise: legal (internal or external), due diligence specialists, and other supplemental internal departments.- Assisted in tailoring the risk management framework as well as the policies & procedures for the transactions
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PwC South Africa
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South Africa
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager Transaction Advisory Services
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Jan 2005 - Feb 2008
The TS division specialises in deal related services including: M&A due diligence investigations, valuations, lead M&A advisory services, transaction structuring and advice on the application of the Johannesburg Securities Exchange South Africa listing requirements- Management of assignments from beginning to completion, locally and internationally- Preparation of financial and market due diligence reports and business analysis- Management of junior team members and completion their performance reviews - Recruitment and training of new joiners in TS in various areas of the deal environment- Preparing and presenting areas of interest within the deal environment to the TS department- Preparing reporting accountants reports- Presentation of IFRS and TS induction training- Performing basic valuations on a discounted cash flow and net asset value basis
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Audit Manager
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Jan 2002 - Dec 2004
Chartered Accountant training program in Audit- Overall audit management to ensure an efficient and effective audit; - Developing an understanding of an entity and evaluating the entity’s business, environment, operations, accounting systems and related risks/internal controls; - Staff management – management of up to 10 staff members simultaneously; - Review of all work papers and completion of staff performance reviews; - Timely completion of high quality (board level) deliverables, such as financial statements, management reports, fee information, audit committee documents, etc; - Negotiating fees with the client and managing the budget; and - Facilitation on formal learning courses and on-the job training.- Involvement in recruitment at the Rand Afrikaans University.- Training junior audit clerks in the use of PwC financial statement software.
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Education
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1997 - 2000
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Business Science - Finance Honours, Finance and Accounting -
2000 - 2001
University of Johannesburg
Bachelor Accounting Honours, Accounting
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