Team

Michiel Timmerman - Managing Partner

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Michiel has 19 years' institutional asset management experience.  He was most recently MD and CIO of Ignis Advisors, a $3.5bn institutional alternative investment business. Michiel is co-founder & chair of EFTA, a Tanzanian SME equipment leasing company.  He is also NED and IC chairman of LAFCo, a pan-African SME agribusiness lender and a former NED and IC member of AgdevCo, an African agribusiness investment company.

Marleen Groen - Partner

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Marleen has over 30 years experience in financial services, including 20 years in private equity.  She was the principal founder and CEO of a $2bn PE secondaries fund investment business and senior advisor to a $100bn private markets firm. Marleen is also active in African impact investing.

David Donahue, CFA - Partner

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David has 19 years' institutional asset management experience. Before joining Mbuyu, David was Head of PE and RE at Ignis Advisors, responsible for a $1bn portfolio.  Previously, he was responsible for a $2bn global equity sector portfolio at the largest Dutch pension fund, as well as managing a $2.5bn US equity portfolio at a Dutch insurer.

Arijit Mukerji - Principal

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Arijit has 15 years' private equity experience at international private equity firms, including Sun Capital Partners and Cerberus Capital Management.  He has worked on transaction in the US, Europe, China and Africa.

Georgina Miller - Chief Compliance and Operating Officer

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Georgina is the firm's Chief Operating and Compliance Officer.  Georgina previously acted in a number of senior governance, company secretarial and finance roles.  Georgina is supported by two finance and administration staff.

Afzal Amijee - Senior Adviser

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Afzal is a former operating partner at a $9bn private equity firm, where he was CEO/CFO for fintech, renewable energy and technology companies in Europe and the Middle East.  He subsequently founded and worked for a number of tech start up and fintech businesses in the US and Europe.  He was also a PE investor in Africa and the Middle East for a Middle Eastern family office.
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