CASE STUDY

Investment Expert to assess and support women-led funds

Delivered fund assessments, stakeholder interviews, and strategic recommendations

Project Snapshot

LOCATION

Nigeria

Time to project start

1 month

PROJECT LENGTH

1 month (part-time)

SECTOR

Financial Services

About the Client

Offers acceleration support and services to African fund managers with a gender-lens focus to provide mentorship and learning opportunities to women in fund management.

The Project

Sought an Investment Expert to drive and execute a process to assess a set of women-led funds, the scope of work included:

Leading a process of interviews with the fund managers
Developing a set of recommendations/ feedback for the fund managers.

The Talent We matched

Investment Expert

13+ Years Experience

TRACK RECORD

Investment structuring, capital mobilisation

ORGANIZATIONS SERVED

McKinsey, MCC, Social Finance, Maryland Clean Energy Center Climate Catalytic Capital Fund, Open Road Impact Fund

INTERNATIONAL FOOTPRINT

Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, USA, Latin America

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