Kenya
I am an experienced investment officer currently working with renewable energy and agribusiness SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa. I am focusing on developing new, innovative funds for underserved agribusiness and renewable energy SMEs. I am also working to improve the investment readiness of early-stage companies for follow-on private capital investments. I have a passion for debt transactions, particularly those aimed at reducing poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2) and improving clean energy access (SDG 7). I previously worked in the off-grid solar and storage sector, executing on solar home systems (SHS), commercial and industrial (C&I), mini-grids, and productive use asset transactions. I led the due diligence, structuring, and financing of various receivables, inventory, and project finance facilities for companies along different touchpoints of the solar energy value chain. I am skilled in equities and macro variable forecasting with an emphasis on long-only investment funds. I have a background in constructing & managing portfolios for institutional and high net worth clients in the investment management industry. I have a Bachelor of Business Science (B.B.S.) in Actuarial Science from Strathmore University. I am also a CFA charter holder and a certified expert in climate and renewable energy finance.
I originate transactions and lead the full investment cycle for debt investments in clean energy companies and projects across emerging markets for Mirova SunFunder
I focused on developing new, innovative funds for underserved agribusiness and renewable energy SMEs. I also worked to improve the investment readiness of early stage companies for follow-on private capital investments. I am responsible for process development and pipeline generation for new funds.
I played a lead role in the due diligence, structuring, pitching and monitoring of a variety of solar debt instruments. I also mentored investment analysts to assist them to take up more responsibilities.
I carried out analysis on companies involved in solar home systems (SHS), commercial and industrial (C&I), mini-grids, and productive use sub-sectors of the solar energy industry. I have participated in the due diligence, structuring, and financing of various receivables, inventory, and project finance facilities. I played a key role in structuring an $11m syndicated facility within the Agri solar space that closed in early 2021. I played a leading role in designing an innovative borrowing base that allowed the lenders to mitigate their credit risk while scaling their exposure.
I led the derivation of overall macroeconomic and fixed income strategy for balanced, long-only investment portfolios. I also conducted analyses on local and offshore equities in the banking, insurance, energy, and cement sectors. During this time, discretionary managed fixed-income portfolios' performance regularly registered above-average returns compared to industry peers.
My duties included financial analysis and modelling of bank and non-bank counterparty financials and preparation of duration strategies of fixed income funds. I played a leading role in developing a bespoke bank counterparty credit rating model in 2016 adopted within Britam Holdings.