Investec Finance

Tharina Bennie-van Dyk

Head: Unlisted corporate financing; Head: Corporate leverage finance

I head up the Corporate Leverage Finance Team within Investec Corporate & Institutional Bank. The team is made up of skilled individuals from different disciplines that originate, structure and execute comprehensive financial solutions best suited to our clients’ needs. 

Our expertise is focused on unlisted corporate clients and investment holding companies looking to raise capital through term debt funding (senior and mezzanine), preference share funding, revolving credit facilities, BEE funding, and customised hybrid funding alternatives. We have good access to investors which allows us to distribute risk where required. 

The Corporate Leverage Finance Team is invested in the growth and success of your business and is committed to providing the highest level of service excellence by our diverse team of specialists.  
 

Andrew Moffat

Head: Listed corporate financing; Co-head: Investment Banking

I am the Joint Head of Investment Banking and look after a team of professionals who are focused on building a total client solution business. We provide a full spectrum of products including term financing, revolving credit facilities, preference share finance, acquisition finance, expansion capital, debt advisory, and underwriting, arranging and syndication of facilities for large listed companies. Our aim is to grow strong relationships with our clients in order to bring innovative and relevant solutions to the table. Fostering a collaborative environment that draws from our local experience and global reach. This dynamic keeps us and our clients growing and developing consistently.

Andre Wepener

Head: Structured finance solutions

I lead a cluster of specialist lending businesses that have very distinct and targeted niche market segments in South Africa and across the continent.

Our cluster includes Power & Infrastructure Finance, Aviation Finance, Fund Finance, and an Africa-focused group that provides Corporate Lending, Institutional Trade Finance, and Export & Agency Finance on the continent.

In addition to a range of lending products we also have a Fund Initiatives team with a mandate to leverage our specialist skills in these sectors to make equity investments and develop platforms to manage third-party funds.

John Plant

Head: Supplier finance

I head up Supplier Finance which is a business that partners with premium brand Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEM’s”) and Service Integrators/Agents by assisting them to drive sales to their customers through the use of distinctive funding solutions.

Peter Rattey

Head: Treasury sales

I look after a team of 18 highly skilled money markets and forex corporate dealers who offer one point of contact to treasurers, dealers, FDs and financial managers at various companies and institutions. We provide short term unsecured debt to top end corporates and rely on these clients to fund Investec by raising deposits (vanilla and structured deposits) from them. We provide forex pricing and solutions, from vanilla trade related flows to more bespoke derivative solutions. We look for opportunities to assist clients managing financial market risks, by providing them with flexible solutions which enable them to participate in favourable market conditions and extract maximum value.

Reagile Moatshe

Head: Client coverage

As Head of Client Coverage my focus is on the following:

• New business strategy formulation and execution
• Sourcing and mobilising of resources and requisite skills, attaining executive buy-in and support to enable successful strategy execution;
• Origination of new corporate client relationships, implementation of full-scope corporate client banking requirements including structured finance, global markets, and advisory transactions with experience that spans across the African continent and the Middle East;

In addition to being an exco member of the CIB division, I also head up the overall Technology, Media, and Telecoms sector acquisition team for the bank.