We have been doing business now in East Africa in other ventures for some time and have come to believe the next big area for investments that will take off is East Africa. Politics have settled down. Workers are motivated and universities are turning out solid graduates--and are improving. The next big steps require capital and management. China has played a key role and will continue to do so, but it is now time for infrastructure to be grown by a hard-working focused team willing to be on the ground in the rural locations where opportunities will burgeon.
Our team leader, Paul Flynn, is half-Uganda and half Irish but has worked extensively in Kenya. He is matched by our second managing director, Ryan Lanham, who brings over six years in a world-leading hedge fund as core experience of casting a cold eye on getting returns and growing businesses.
We will make direct investments in infrastructure firms, projects and partner with governments in public-private investments. Other areas will include food farms, water treatment facilities, energy generation and similar infrastructure projects that are small scale, can be implemented quickly and have the capacity to rise up to profits fast.