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 […]
7-minute read (Download PDF) The wave of digitisation: changing our personal and business lives Travel in Africa has its challenges, but the emergence of digitally-enabled services is helping to remove some of the obstacles we face when doing business. Imagine a typical business development trip across the continent: A transaction adviser is on her way from Johannesburg to Nairobi to secure […]
Africa is uniquely placed to trade with growing markets in the East, established markets in the West, and domestic markets on her own continent. In order to benefit from the ensuing economic advantages, the continent’s financial institutions have started to tackle the unmet demand of Africa’s trade finance gap, currently estimated at US$120 billion by the African Development Bank (AfDB) […]
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 […]
Technological innovation has swept across Africa in the past decade. There are almost one billion cell phone subscriptions on the continent, up from 129 million ten years ago. In addition, software advances have disrupted the way people from Senegal to South Africa live their daily lives—from traffic support to remittance technology to agricultural assistance. The […]
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 […]
