Executive Team
Tiago Laranjeiro - Managing Partner
Previously worked as investment manager at Norfund’s Direct Investments team in Southern Africa; project officer for origination, execution and monitoring of technical assistance projects at AMSCO (World Bank Group); associate for private equity and corporate advisory at Banco Privado Português. MBA from Rotterdam School of Management and MSc in business administration from Portuguese Catholic University.
Rui Madeira - Partner
Previously worked as advisor to the Secretary of State for Finance (Portugal) for privatizations post Troika agreement; senior associate for mergers and acquisitions and leveraged debt capital markets at Deutsche Bank (UK); associate for corporate finance advisory at Espírito Santo Investment Portugal, Brazil and Poland. MBA from London Business School / Columbia Business School and MSc in business administration from Portuguese Catholic University.
Joaquim Baptista - Head of Finance and Administration
Previously worked as analyst for planning and control at Banco Keve Angola; analyst for finance at BIC Angola; accountant at Positive 21 Portugal. MSc in accounting from Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração.
Ana Mafalda Teixeira - Head of Structuring and Compliance
Previously worked as executive director of legal, structuring and corporate advisory, including cross-border transactions, financing and reporting of private equity funds, at Banco Privado Português; associate for special operations and analyst for corporate finance at Espírito Santo Investment. Executive MBA from ISCTE Business School and MSc in business administration from Portuguese Catholic University.
Rita Mexia - Head of Portfolio Management and ESG
Previously worked as CFO with responsibilities for treasury, accounting and invoicing at Special Edition Group (Angola); senior tax consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (Angola) as a specialist for the oil and mining sector companies; partner, official accountant and finance director at an accounting and tax consulting firm (Portugal). Dual MSc in economics and accounting ISEG and ISCAL.
Adolosi Gomes - Associate
Previously worked as senior analyst in the financial services division of Deloitte (Angola); intern at Strategy and Portfolio Management at Total (Angola). MSc in management from Portuguese Autonoma University; Master in Economics and Finance from Portuguese Catholic University.
Luzolo Miguel - Associate
Previously, Luzolo worked as senior consultant in auditing services for the financial services industries sector at Deloitte (Angola); financial markets operator at Banco Espírito Santo de Angola (BESA); capital markets and public finances assistant professor at Universidade Lusíadas de Angola (ULA), MSc degree in economics and management at Universidade Católica de Angola (UCAN).
Luis Quitumba do Amaral - Assistant
Previously worked for financial institutions and foundations in Angola as administrative staff following military service. Completed various in-house administrative training programs to enhance service security and quality, namely defensive driving skills.
Investment Committee
Basil Nundwe - Chairman
CEO at SCAW (Zambia). Previously, Basil worked as partner at Aureos Capital; management consultant for corporate turnaround and corporate finance for KPMG; associate partner at Brian Cologhoun Hugh O’Donnell & Partners; CDC fund manager for Zambia Venture Capital Fund. MBA from Golden Gate University and MSc in structural engineering from Heriot Watt University (Scotland).
Ted Giletti - Member
Director at Banco BAI and Angola Capital Partners. Previously, Ted worked for thirty years in banking as head of energy for emerging markets at Bankers Trust, head of African investment banking at UBS, UBS Warburg Dillon Read and Standard Chartered Bank. Ted started his career as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank (New York). MBA from City University (New York) and post-graduate studies in international economics from University College of London and B.A. from Adelphi University in New York.
Lasse Nergaard - Member
Investment director for industrial partnerships at Norfund and Mozambique country head at Norfund. Previously, Lasse worked as CEO and CFO at Tordivel renewable energy; partner at True Capital North; investment director at Foinco Invest; senior management positions and private equity investing roles for over thirty years. BSc from University of Colorado (USA) and Norwegian School of Business.
Robert Horton - Member
Owner and director of Autochartist, leading provider of quantitative analytics and automated research to equities, forex and CFD markets globally. Previously, Robert was a partner at Kingdom Zephyr Africa Management (South Africa), the pan-African private equity fund manager; Non-executive director in listed and unlisted South African corporates; advisor for corporate finance and auditor at Ernst & Young. Chartered accountant and BSc in accounting from University of Cape Town.
Juvelino Domingos - Member
Manager at Banco BAI for accounting and finance, president of the fiscal council at BAI GEST and member of the fiscal council at NOSSA. Previously, manager at Banco BAI for Research, finance manager at Standard Chartered Bank Angola, head of division for analysis and risk at the reserve management department at BNA and financial analyst at Banco Keve and Banco Totta de Angola. MSc in Economy from Catholic University in Angola. Post-graduate in bank management from Lusófona University.