Since its inception in 2013, Hamilcar Capital has advised its group of selected investors in transactions across various sectors such as microfinance, consumer goods, energy, real estate, logistics and telecommunications spread throughout the UK and Africa (Burundi, Central Rep. Africa, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Zambia... )
Tanzania Block of shares listed equity
Tanzania Block of shares listed equity
Zambia Private Equity / Debt
UK Real estate (12% yield/12 years)
Ivory Coast Debt restructuring
Burundi / CAR Debt restructuring
Hamilcar Capital is currently advising its consortium of selected investors in transactions across various sectors such as construction, logistics, agro business, leisure & tourism, real estate and infrastructure spread throughout Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya. The total investment volume is $500 million.
| Name | Country | Sector | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEM | Kenya | Cement | Debt & Equity |
| LOG | Botswana | Logistic | Equity |
| AGR | Kenya | Agro business | Debt |
| LEI | Cameroon | Leisure & tourism | Debt & Equity |
| REA | Ghana | Real Estate | Debt & Equity |
| INF | Ivory Coast | Infrastructure | Debt & Equity |
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José Solange Francis is Managing Director in charge of deal origination, structuring and equity investments execution. He is also coordinating the review of investment proposals on behalf of Hamilcar’s platform of world-class investors.
José has sourced a large number of investment situations in various sectors. He has been instrumental in the development of a solid network of institutional investors and local business partners.
José has 25 years’ extensive experience in Investment Banking and Asset Management in London and Paris, at Paribas Asset Management, Natixis, SocGen, GFI Group and Integra Capital. He was active as a Fund Manager, Trader and Equity and Derivatives Sales. He arranged industrial transactions for large international institutions, including hedge funds. His activities covered IPOs, Secondary Offerings, Block Trades, Repo Trades and Stocks Lending. He has been active in identifying attractive investment opportunities in M&A, distressed assets and restructuring situations, and managing equity and derivatives exposure.
José holds a Masters Degree in Finance (ISG Business School, Paris) and a Bachelor degree in Economics, Mathematics and Statistics (University of Toulouse, France). José is registered CF1 (Director) and CF30 (Customer) by the Financial Conduct Authority. He is trilingual in English, French and Italian. He is currently learning Arabic.
Christophe Le Lannou is a Board Member of Hamilcar Capital Limited. He is advising on business development, strategic opportunities and risk assessment.
Christophe is also the founder of Data Learning Ltd, a consulting company specialising in solving complex quantitative problems and implementing big data analytical solutions.
Christophe has spent 17 years in the financial industry. He was head of Research and Quantitative Trading at Carrousel Capital, a large London based hedge fund. Christophe has a particular interest for defining and implementing development strategies for new ventures. He has a a strong enthusiasm for promoting Private Equity business across the African continent.
Christophe is also a visiting lecturer at the Toulouse Business School (TBS - France) where he teaches postgraduate business students on Quantitative Asset Management and Big Data Analytics. Christophe is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (Paris, France) and of Ecole des Mines (Paris, France). His motto: ”Opportunity doesn’t wait, be agile and take action”.
Patrick Moerth is a Board Member of Hamilcar Capital Limited. He is advising on all aspects of risk management and compliance. He is also the founder of Odin Capital Management UK, an asset management company with a multi-strategy approach. Odin was founded in 2006 with trading activities based on proprietary accounts. Patrick has a 15 year professional trading and investment experience in the hedge fund industry.
Prior to joining Hamilcar Capital, he was a specialist of Global Macro and quantitative strategies at the hedge fund unit of Credit Suisse in Zurich. He started as a hedge fund analyst at FERI Alternative Assets.
Patrick holds a PhD in Economics from the University of St Gallen (Switzerland) and a Master in International Business from the University of Vienna. He is CFA and GARP accredited. He is author of articles on hedge funds and a contributor to recognised scientific journals and textbooks.
Morlai Kargbo is an Investment Director of Hamilcar Capital Limited. He is advising on all aspects of investment financing. He is also the founder of Moracle, an Accountancy and Auditing services company.
Morlai trained at a local accountancy practice in Middlesex where he qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1997. He was an audit manager for several years before his firm merged with a Londonbased audit firm, Haysmacintyre. In this firm, in addition to carrying out audit and special assignments, he was in charge of a portfolio of over sixty clients.
Morlai felt that he could make a career in training accounting graduates in assisting charity client firms in the field of management information systems, accountancy and audit. He then left to set up Moracle. He uses much of his spare time working for voluntary organisations.
David Wahl specialises in healthcare investments and is responsible for identifying, analysing and enhancing the value of investments opportunities in that specific sector across Africa. He is actively developing Hamilcar Medical Africa fund.
David is also Development Consultant at Numelec S.A., a medical equipment company specialising in hospital equipment provision and hospital design in developing markets. Founded in 1968, Numelec has numerous regional offices and brings local knowledge to the design of medical solutions. Hamilcar and Numelec cooperate to provide financing solutions to projects identified in the African healthcare sector.
Prior to Hamilcar, David worked 8 years at Orbis Investment Advisory Ltd, a global equity hedge fund where he carried out quantitative and qualitative analysis in equities and currencies. Previously, David set up two research groups in the field of particle physics in Peru after completing his D.Phil. at the University of Oxford. He holds an MSc in Physics from Imperial College, London (1st Class honours).
Frederick works in the African equity research department. He specialises in financial modelling and asset valuation analysis. He creates detailed market research and analysis on companies, countries and produces sector coverage on building materials, logistics, distribution, medical, renewable energy and the circular economy. He also assists the CEO by helping to prepare documentation for clients (including Business Plans, Investment Memorandums and Valuation reports).
Prior to Hamilcar, Frederick gained experience as an analyst in investment banking. He graduated from the University of Newcastle with a BA (Hons) in Politics. He is also certified as a Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst at CFI (Corporate Finance Institute).
Frederick is also the community manager at Hamilcar Capital. He is responsible for the global social network to enhance the marketing and communication of the company.
Guy Isimat-Mirin is Managing Director of Hamilcar Capital France SAS. He is also the founder of Easymatch-conseil, an audit, corporate Finance and risk management services company.
First an Associate at Arthur Andersen and later at Mazars in Paris for 27 years, Guy has an extensive experience in auditing, management consulting and corporate finance with major companies in France and abroad.
During his long career, he also worked in many development projects for the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) in Africa, the Indian Ocean and Latin America.
Guy is a graduate in Economics from Sciences Po (Paris) and is also qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant.
George Bodo is an Associate Director of Hamilcar Capital Kenya Limited (HCKL). He oversees the deal sourcing and runs the operations locally. He is also the founder and CEO at Callstreet Research and Analytics, a local knowledge business focusing on business intelligence and investor relations.
He gained a decade of solid experience in relevant African financial companies such as Ecobank, Apex Africa Capital and Genghis Capital where he has developed his expertise in financial and economic analysis and in capital markets (fixed income and equity).
George started his career in 2009 as a financial markets commentator after which he moved to sell-side equity research. He rose as the head of research covering Sub-Saharan African (SSA) banks.
He is a thought leader on macro-economics and accompanying policies. He is also a certified invest and financial analyst (ICIFA) and a regular columnist.
George is graduated from Strathmore University with a Bachelor degree of Business Information Technology (BBIT). He is a Kenyan citizen and speaks English and Kiswahili.
