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Shikamo East Africa Infrastructure Fund

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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.

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    Cost Structure

    For the first two years, we intend to pay our investment directors a nominal salary reflecting the social enterprise nature of the project.  We believe our total operating costs to incorporate and make initial investments will be well under 100,000 USD in the first year.

    We intend to manage our investment portfolio aggressively and to build and train Nairobi-centred business executives who will fan out through the greater East Africa region.  We believe a fee of 2% of assets and 15% of profits is a reasonable target for the management but will also seek to make a minimum of 10% annual return for investors.

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