Experience

AV Ventures LLC

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investment Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  I operate from the Ghana-based investment management team, with responsibilities for:•Supervising business development activities of AV Ventures in Ghana•Providing oversight over financial analysis/modelling/projections for pipeline opportunities/portfolio companies of AV Ventures investment funds in West Africa.•Supporting the drafting of related investment documents for potential investments in Ghana, including but not limited to term sheets, investment memos, transaction agreements, and due diligence reports.•Coordinating due diligence assignments on potential investment opportunities.•Supporting the monitoring of portfolio companies of AV Ventures investment funds in West Africa, including the compilation and analyses of periodic financial and social performance data.•Coordinating with other team members to report on financial and social impact metrics as they relate to portfolio companies of AV Ventures investment funds in West Africa to fulfill requirements to investors and other stakeholders and partners.•Supporting periodic performance tracking and analysis of AV Ventures investment funds in West Africa.•Coordinating the activities of the AV Ventures Ghana team relating to developing materials including pitch decks, proposals, concept notes etc. for new funds to be established in West Africa and other potential funding opportunities etc.•Supervising market/competitor analysis and industry research to support the operations of AV Ventures in Ghana and globally. •Supporting the marketing of AV Ventures within Ghana and globally.•Supervising Investment Analyst Interns, Investment Associates and/or other AV Ventures Ghana staff and/or consultants as may be hired to support the operations of AV Ventures in Ghana. Show less

• Senior Investment Associate

  • Mar 2019 - Dec 2022

  I contribute to the management of our poultry value chain-focused AV Ventures Ghana LLC fund by:• Undertaking continuous deal pipeline development• Performing investment analysis on potential investee companies• Embarking on potential investee due diligence missions • Drafting relevant transaction documents, including loan agreements, mortgage agreements, joint and several guarantees, deeds of debenture, and undertakings• Preparing periodic stakeholder reports• Supporting portfolio management functions• Managing specific stakeholder relationships, including local and off-shore legal counsels, donors such as the United States Department of Agriculture, investors like the U. S. International Development Finance Corporation, and investees Show less

• Investment Associate

  • Apr 2017 - Feb 2019

  Provided critical support to the Senior Investment Manager and the Global Investment Team in deal sourcing and investment structuring, execution & monitoring through:• Significant support to start-up operations• Deal pipeline development• Financial statement analysis and financial modelling• Valuation of investee companies• Economic and sector research and report writing • Deal negotiation and structuring• Preparation of transaction documents, including Investment committee memos• Post investment monitoring• Stakeholder relationship management Show less



IC Securities

• Financial Services

• Senior Analyst, Research & Global Markets

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2017

  I led the firm's research unit in:• Preparing and distributing macro-economic and earnings reports to clients quarterly• Coordinating client and investor company and macro-economic catch-up calls to provide insights on the local investment climate• Maintaining the firm’s valuation models on priority stocks on the local bourse• Preparing priority sector research for internal and external useI led the operations team of the equity trading unit in:• Addressing client requests• Settlement of equity trades for local and foreign retail and institutional clientsI analysed and advised on economic and sector trends for the following transactions:• The ~GHS 1bn Initial Public Offering of a leading communication company• The listing of a ~GHS 400mn Domestic Medium Term Note Programme of a top tier non-bank financial institution on the Ghana Alternative Market of the Ghana Stock Exchange• The ~GHS 300mn Initial Public Offering of a leading local bank• The ~GHS 200mn Rights Issue of a local consumer company Show less

• Analyst, Research & Global Markets

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2016

  As a member of the SEO Africa 2014 class, I spent 2 years on the Research and Global Markets teams:• Building and maintaining valuation models on local stocks• Writing quarterly and full year earnings reports on local stocks• Contributing to sector and economic research produced by the firm for clients• Contributing to the preparation of marketing documents, pitch materials, confidential offering memoranda, management presentations, fairness opinions and board presentations• Supporting senior bankers in their relationship management responsibilities• Settling equity trades: settled trades worth ~GHS 10.4mn• Undertaking general analyst duties for related companies: analysed equity exposure of 7 pension funds Show less



Ghana Grid Company Ltd

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Provided administrative assistance to the company's engineers Provided administrative assistance to the company's engineers


Research and Marketing Services
• India
• Hospitals and Health Care
• Data Collection Officer

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2010