We spoke with Richard Miller, Head of TradeRisk Solutions at PIB Insurance Brokers and part of the PIB Group to hear about their experience in the African insurance space. Can you give some context about PIB Insurance and some of the services that you offer across Africa? Launched in 2015, we have grown rapidly through […]
We spoke with Afolabi Adetola, Managing Partner of investment banking firm, Cedar Advisory Partners, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Can you provide a bit of context about Cedar Advisory Partners and the services that you offer? Cedar Advisory Partners Limited is a diversified investment banking firm established to provide innovative value-adding financial advisory & investment solutions […]
We spoke with Olayemi Anyanechi, Managing Partner of Sefton Fross, our newest platform members and a full-service law firm based in Lagos, Nigeria. Tell us more about Sefton Fross and your primary areas of expertise. Started in 2013, Sefton Fross is one of the fastest-growing solutions-oriented law firms in Lagos, Nigeria. We are dedicated to providing […]
We spoke with Ashvin Aukhjee and Prakash Shimandy, Directors at Arch Global Consult Ltd (“Arch Global”) which is licensed by the Financial Services Commission to operate as a management company in the global business sector in Mauritius. Tell us more about Arch Global and some of the bespoke solutions that you offer clients. Arch Global […]
We spoke with Joseph Khalil, Director at MFX Currency Risk Solutions, a socially-oriented company that supports impact investing with tailored hedging products and risk management education. Can you tell us a bit about MFX Currency Risk Solutions? We were formed in 2009 by a group of micro-SME funds that wanted better hedging solutions so as to […]
Orbitt speaks with Kirk Varaden, Chairman of Chartered Brokers Group, about their client offering, coverage and expertise in sourcing insurance products for clients across sub-Saharan Africa. Tell us about Chartered Brokers Group and the services that you offer across Africa? We established the company nearly 25 years ago as one of the first insurance brokers […]
The investment process is a long process that will consume significant resources (in terms of human capital and time). It is important that company owners and CEOs devote adequate and skilled resources to navigate through this process until completion whilst continuing to deliver on their operational performance. One common mistake that we have seen is that […]
Can you tell us a bit about how you came to start Ignis Advisory? My partners and I launched Ignis to help companies achieve greater scale and impact by offering a holistic, integrated and collaborative approach alongside access to our unique networks. Organisations often lack the tools and resources to effectively translate their values into […]
In conversation with Marc de Hennin, Senior Adviser to Barak Fund Orbitt: Thanks for taking the time to talk with us. How have you been finding the platform? Marc: A pleasure. I’ve managed to save a lot of time and see a number of interesting investment opportunities come through my inbox. As a big firm, we’re […]
