Jersey Finance South Africa Funds Masterclass: Trends in Fund Domiciliation and Capital Raising

Dr Desné Masie is an economist and thought leader in international financial markets, specialising in investment funds, technology, regulation and policy. She has held senior roles in academia, media and finance in the UK and South Africa. She is the chief strategist and founding partner at strategic advisory firm, IC Intelligence. Dr Masie is also the editorial director of the African Business magazine and podcast, and a columnist for Business Day. In London, she has been a senior associate in financial services at Global Counsel; the director of the Investec Investment Institute; and the corporate relations manager of the Royal African Society. In Johannesburg, she was a senior editor of the Financial Mail and a consultant at Alexander Forbes Group, South Africa's largest investment multi-manager. Dr Masie holds a PhD in Accounting & Finance from The University of Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Finance & Financial Law from The University of London, SOAS.

Robert Hersov, 60, is a South African/UK entrepreneur, senior executive and private investor currently based in Cape Town (after 30+ years in the US, Europe and mainly the UK). He currently serves as chairman (and founder) of Invest Africa, chairman (and founder) of African Capital Investments, chairman of Alternative Capital (and founder), chairman/CEO of the S-Group (100% owner and founder), and deputy chairman of the VistaJet advisory board. Hersov’s grandfather, Bob Hersov, founded AngloVaal, one of Southern Africa’s largest mining and industrial companies, which his father, Basil Hersov, ran from 1973 to 2001. Rob has been a member of many public and private boards and founded and owns companies in the aviation, resource, media/marketing, member network and finance sectors. He has been focused in the last decade on investing in Africa, a continent close to his heart given his upbringing and family ties.

Tanya joined SAVCA in March 2017, after a rewarding 10-year career at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) with her last role being Director of Academic Programmes where she also served on the board of the Executive MBA Council (EMBAC), an international academic association that represents the Executive MBA industry. Tanya is passionate about human and organisational development. During her time as a learning and development specialist focusing on management and leadership development, Tanya gained valuable experience working with various companies across a wide range of sectors. She holds an MBA and Post-Graduate Diploma from GIBS where her MBA research focused on methods to develop a global mindset. Tanya also holds a BCom Informatics and Honours in Business Management from UNISA. Tanya is also passionate about developing the private equity and venture capital sector in Southern Africa.

Graeme joined Sanne in 2016. As Country Head for South Africa and Malta, Graeme’s role is to oversee Sanne's strategic direction, management and activity, in both jurisdictions. This includes responsibility for all business activity including business development and service delivery to clients. Graeme has over 20 years’ experience in the Alternative Asset industry in a number of varied roles. Prior to Sanne, he was Deputy CEO of IDS Fund Services, the legacy business acquired by Sanne, with responsibility for Private Funds, Regulated funds and Middle Office services. For 6 years prior to joining IDS, he was CEO of a Stockbroking and Alternative Administration business. Earlier in his career, Graeme held a number of different roles from Financial Manager to COO of a Fund Management business.

Natalie joined Actis in 2003. She was the Partner responsible for the South Africa and West African offices. In 2016 she took over as Head of Private Equity across all regions and sectors, encompassing LatAm, Africa and Asia. Natalie started her investment management career at Investec Bank in 1999 where she was part of the team that established Investec Asset Management’s investor centre.   In 2002 she joined Thebe Financial Services, a stock broker providing clients with dealing, research and portfolio management as a stock analyst. In 2003, Natalie joined Actis and was a leading member of the deal teams who led the acquisition and portfolio management of Alexander Forbes, Paycorp, Tekkie Town, Savcio, Tracker, Coricraft, Mouka Foam, Upstream, Vlisco and Sigma Pensions in Nigeria. Natalie holds a BCom from the University of the Witwatersrand, an MBA (Cum Laude) from Wits Business School and is a CFA charter holder.

Jan Bosch has spent the first part of his career in international investment banking, focusing on origination and successful execution of cross-border corporate transactions between Africa and Europe. Jan has worked for two organisations before he founded Salt Capital, being Nedbank and Investec Bank, where he was a member of the Corporate Finance teams of both organisations for six years, respectively. Having spent 12 years at two of the most successful corporate finance houses in Africa, he has been involved in some of the largest transactions on the African continent and has experience in a very wide range of transactions across all sectors. Jan ended his corporate career at Investec, heading-up the Emerging Markets desk in the Investment Banking division, based in London. Jan founded Salt Capital in 2012 and sourced and managed all the investments to date, where he has represented Salt Capital on the board of directors of all investee companies.