Our Team

Decades of combined investment banking, private equity and corporate finance experience across Africa and beyond.

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Yugandhar Prasad Jasti
Co-founder
Chartered Accountant ICICI Bank, 2004–2013 Ex-Head, ICICI Bank South Africa

Ex-banker with international exposure in large and mid corporate banking, well versed in executing complex deals across multiple jurisdictions, with strong financial modeling and credit assessment skills.

Worked across India, the United Kingdom, Belgium and South Africa, most recently heading ICICI Bank in Belgium and South Africa — traveling extensively through Africa and building a strong network with high-net-worth clients across the continent.

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Anirudh Kediyal
Co-founder
28+ years experience 18 years at ICICI Bank Ex-CEO, ICICI Bank South Africa

Ex-banker with international exposure in large and mid corporate banking, well versed in executing complex deals across multiple jurisdictions, with strong financial modelling and credit assessment skills.

A management graduate who spent 18 years with ICICI Bank across India's retail banking, asset lending and institutional banking, ultimately serving as CEO of ICICI Bank South Africa managing the Sub-Sahara region — building a strong network with high-net-worth clients across Africa.

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Puventhiren Ramasamy
Co-founder & Managing Partner
28+ years experience CEO, Amava Group Capital BCom, CFA Level I

Group CEO of Amava Group Capital, with a specific focus on South African intellectual property development. Previously in merchant banking with Absa Corporate & Merchant Bank, Société Générale, and Mercantile Bank.

For over 16 years, regularly advised GE customers on bespoke financial solutions across Transportation, Mining, Power & Water, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Aviation and Energy Management, assessing multi-sector transactions across sub-Saharan Africa.