Investment Principal

Primary Location:

Kenya

Education Level:

Master’s Degree

Job Type:

Management

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Description

The Investment principal will report to the Investment Directors and Investment Committee of EG Capital. The position is responsible for overseeing the investments, and the team of investment associates & investment analysts of EG Capital including the investment portfolio of portfolio businesses. The position and investments will be guided by the “EG Capital Investment Policy”. The investment principal is also expected to take an equity stake in the firm, and take part in the growth of the firm. The position is a controlled investment function regulated by the Financial Service Commission in Mauritius.

Per its gender & inclusion policy, the firm will be seeking to appoint women in senior investment management positions in priority.

About EG Capital

EG Capital is an investment firm working at the pivot of global finance, to create investment opportunities in high-growth consumer driven industries to support the enabling environment in Health, Food, Education and Climate Resilience. Built around a robust team of industry-leading executives, investment committee members, special advisors and operating partners, EG Capital is able to secure competitive returns for our investors, whilst delivering long-term impact in health, nutrition, educational outcomes.

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Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with EG Capital. With offices in Kenya and Zambia, our growing team has over 100 years of combined experience in regional and international private equity investing and investment management, EG Capital is a unique strategic partner in your next career step. We continually search for the brightest, most talented individuals to work with us, and we look forward to learning more about you.

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Investing in Food, Climate, Health and Education in East Africa and Zambia.

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Responsibilities

Working together with EG Capital’s Fund Investment Team, and in line with EG Capital investment policies and procedures:

Manage the team of investment associates & analysts.
Develop the pipeline of investments in East Africa consistent with EG Capital’s mission and objectives.
Contribute to the development, appraisal and negotiation of a portfolio of equity, mezzanine, debt (credit enhancements) investments in businesses dedicated to Education. This involves:
- overseeing initial screening of opportunities (including KYC) and obtaining EG Capital clearance in principle to proceed;
- leading the commercial negotiations on the structure and terms of any investment;
- carrying out or overseeing the full appraisal and due diligence of investment opportunities (including commercial, legal, regulatory, financial modelling) and preparation and writing of required internal investment proposal papers;
- overseeing commercial aspects of the execution, working closely with external legal counsel.
Hands-on strategic and operational support to the portfolio businesses.
Provide on-going management / monitoring and evaluation and reporting on a number of new and existing investments
Providing commercial and financial input on existing portfolio.
Providing advice, guidance and quality control on financial and commercial issues on all investments as requested by the Portfolio Manager / Investment Committee

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

Strong experience (no less than 5 years) in Private Equity, generating commercial IRR across countries and sectors relevant to the fund mandate at EG Capital or experience in setting-up a successful business at scale in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Experience in operating in Emerging Markets and ideally in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Understanding of investment landscape and development priorities in Africa;
Successful track record of locating, structuring, financing, managing and disposing of
successful deals;
Hands-on experience in strategy & operations to manage portfolio businesses (post-investment);
Excellent commercial negotiation skill;
Superior understanding and proficiency of fixed income and equity investments (including familiarity with debt & equity documentation);
Strong experience in corporate finance, and financial modelling of project finance or equity investments;
Excellent oral and written skills;
Collegiate working style with proven experience in managing people, programs and processes;
Demonstrated ability to effectively delegate and to manage;
High degree of honesty and integrity;
Strong work ethic;
Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships;
Strong organizational and planning skills;
Proven leadership abilities.