Simon Merchant is the co-founder and CEO of Jacana, a private equity firm that looks to contribute to the long-term economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa through Sme development and job creation.
Simon Merchant didn't ever expect that his passion for international development and small and medium enterprises would someday meet the big bad world of private equity. But as he makes his move from London to Accra, Ghana, next month, those two passions will finally merge.
Merchant is the co-founder and CEO of Jacana, a private equity firm focused on small and medium enterprise (Sme) development in Sub-Saharan Africa. He co-founded Jacana just two years ago with a team of experienced investors who wanted to make a difference in Africa in a strategic way. Last week Jacana announced the company's second investment in Africa--in Ghana’s leading private equity firm, Fidelity Capital Partners, to help expand their team and provide...
Simon Merchant didn't ever expect that his passion for international development and small and medium enterprises would someday meet the big bad world of private equity. But as he makes his move from London to Accra, Ghana, next month, those two passions will finally merge.
Merchant is the co-founder and CEO of Jacana, a private equity firm focused on small and medium enterprise (Sme) development in Sub-Saharan Africa. He co-founded Jacana just two years ago with a team of experienced investors who wanted to make a difference in Africa in a strategic way. Last week Jacana announced the company's second investment in Africa--in Ghana’s leading private equity firm, Fidelity Capital Partners, to help expand their team and provide...
- 12/23/2010
- by Jenara Nerenberg
- Fast Company
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