Expertise and Experience

Jacana’s particular strength is the combination of its expertise in private equity and its detailed understanding of the business of SME growth capital investment managers in SSA. Key members of our team have several decades of experience in both private equity investment and also the successful establishment and scaling of fund management businesses.

Jacana’s team acts as an integrated part of the Partner GCM team and provides expertise and experience based on a partnership agreement. The objective is to assist Partner GCMs in building sustainable businesses that can present a strong investment case to Jacana’s investment partners. In practice, this means:
(i) establishing a highly selective and ethical investment framework; (ii) providing management and strategic expertise; (iii) providing high quality management systems and processes within a strong governance framework; and (iv) sitting on the Investment Committee and being involved in all portfolio investment decisions in the early years of the partnership. Jacana’s capacity building services are supported by our own team and strategic partners including those with successful fund management start-up experience and leading members of the international venture capital and private equity community who are “twinned” with each Partner GCM.

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