From telco to techco
01 June 2022
How tower transactions are re-shaping the telecommunications sector.
3 min read
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Corporate Leverage Finance – consultant
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in July 2022 and have more than 9 years of Investment Banking experience across a range of sectors including Agriculture, TMT and Industrials. I am a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com Accounting degree with honours from the University of Pretoria.
Adjoah Kwaw
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in July 2022 and have more than 9 years of Investment Banking experience across a range of sectors including Agriculture, TMT and Industrials. I am a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com Accounting degree with honours from the University of Pretoria.
Corporate Leverage Finance – Consultant
Although I have an academic background in accounting (BComm Accounting) supplemented with a CFA designation I have extensive experience within the banking and real-estate fields. I have a passion for clients and am obsessed with adding real value. Long-lasting, honest relationships paired with the ability to bring sound financial knowledge to the table is what I strive for constantly.
Deon Volschenk
Although I have an academic background in accounting (BComm Accounting) supplemented with a CFA designation I have extensive experience within the banking and real-estate fields. I have a passion for clients and am obsessed with adding real value. Long-lasting, honest relationships paired with the ability to bring sound financial knowledge to the table is what I strive for constantly.
Corporate Leverage Finance – Consultant
I am a senior deal originator within the Corporate Leverage Finance team. I have over 15 years of experience in leverage finance transactions within South Africa, covering all aspects including leveraged buy-outs, acquisition facilities, management buy-outs, BBBEE and growth funding facilities.
I have been with Investec Bank Limited since 2006. Prior to joining Investec, I worked for shg Corporate Advisory Services, Andersen Tax and Arthur Andersen.
Glenn Waner
I am a senior deal originator within the Corporate Leverage Finance team. I have over 15 years of experience in leverage finance transactions within South Africa, covering all aspects including leveraged buy-outs, acquisition facilities, management buy-outs, BBBEE and growth funding facilities.
I have been with Investec Bank Limited since 2006. Prior to joining Investec, I worked for shg Corporate Advisory Services, Andersen Tax and Arthur Andersen.
Corporate Leverage Finance – consultant
I joined Investec in 2016 to complete my chartered accounting articles. In the ensuing three years, I spent time in Group Finance, Private Capital, and Aviation Finance in Johannesburg and Leveraged and Fund Finance in Sydney. I then qualified as a CA(SA) and joined Specialised Finance, working primarily on fund finance, leveraged finance and aviation finance transactions for a year, before focusing solely on leveraged finance.
Ilwani Nevhutalu
I joined Investec in 2016 to complete my chartered accounting articles. In the ensuing three years, I spent time in Group Finance, Private Capital, and Aviation Finance in Johannesburg and Leveraged and Fund Finance in Sydney. I then qualified as a CA(SA) and joined Specialised Finance, working primarily on fund finance, leveraged finance and aviation finance transactions for a year, before focusing solely on leveraged finance.
Corporate Leverage Finance – consultant
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in October 2021 as a Transactor. Prior to that, I was a Transactor in the Structured Property Finance team at Investec after completing my articles at the same institution in 2020.
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and currently a CFA Level III Candidate and hold a BCom (Hons) specialising in Accounting degree from the University of Cape Town.
Neo Tshabalala
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in October 2021 as a Transactor. Prior to that, I was a Transactor in the Structured Property Finance team at Investec after completing my articles at the same institution in 2020.
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and currently a CFA Level III Candidate and hold a BCom (Hons) specialising in Accounting degree from the University of Cape Town.
Corporate Leverage Finance – consultant
I am a senior deal maker in the Corporate Leverage Finance (CLF) team, a team within Investec Corporate and Institutional Banking (“ICIB”). I joined CLF in March 2020, and have led several transactions since then, including the first SA investment by a hyperscale data centre company, the first towerco transaction involving one of the two biggest mobile operators, and various complex credits.
I bring a wealth of experience to my role, accumulated over 20 years in investment banking. This background allows me to see transactions in a way that brings various banking disciplines together so that my clients benefit. I previously worked in the Power & Infrastructure Finance team as well as Credit decisioning and Capital Management.
Robert Gecelter
I am a senior deal maker in the Corporate Leverage Finance (CLF) team, a team within Investec Corporate and Institutional Banking (“ICIB”). I joined CLF in March 2020, and have led several transactions since then, including the first SA investment by a hyperscale data centre company, the first towerco transaction involving one of the two biggest mobile operators, and various complex credits.
I bring a wealth of experience to my role, accumulated over 20 years in investment banking. This background allows me to see transactions in a way that brings various banking disciplines together so that my clients benefit. I previously worked in the Power & Infrastructure Finance team as well as Credit decisioning and Capital Management.
Corporate Leverage Finance – consultant
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in July 2022 and have more than 9 years of Investment Banking experience across a range of sectors including Agriculture, TMT and Industrials. I am a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com Accounting degree with honours from the University of Pretoria.
Adjoah Kwaw
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in July 2022 and have more than 9 years of Investment Banking experience across a range of sectors including Agriculture, TMT and Industrials. I am a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com Accounting degree with honours from the University of Pretoria.
Corporate Leverage Finance – Consultant
Although I have an academic background in accounting (BComm Accounting) supplemented with a CFA designation I have extensive experience within the banking and real-estate fields. I have a passion for clients and am obsessed with adding real value. Long-lasting, honest relationships paired with the ability to bring sound financial knowledge to the table is what I strive for constantly.
Deon Volschenk
Although I have an academic background in accounting (BComm Accounting) supplemented with a CFA designation I have extensive experience within the banking and real-estate fields. I have a passion for clients and am obsessed with adding real value. Long-lasting, honest relationships paired with the ability to bring sound financial knowledge to the table is what I strive for constantly.
Corporate Leverage Finance – Consultant
I am a senior deal originator within the Corporate Leverage Finance team. I have over 15 years of experience in leverage finance transactions within South Africa, covering all aspects including leveraged buy-outs, acquisition facilities, management buy-outs, BBBEE and growth funding facilities.
I have been with Investec Bank Limited since 2006. Prior to joining Investec, I worked for shg Corporate Advisory Services, Andersen Tax and Arthur Andersen.
Glenn Waner
I am a senior deal originator within the Corporate Leverage Finance team. I have over 15 years of experience in leverage finance transactions within South Africa, covering all aspects including leveraged buy-outs, acquisition facilities, management buy-outs, BBBEE and growth funding facilities.
I have been with Investec Bank Limited since 2006. Prior to joining Investec, I worked for shg Corporate Advisory Services, Andersen Tax and Arthur Andersen.
Corporate Leverage Finance – consultant
I joined Investec in 2016 to complete my chartered accounting articles. In the ensuing three years, I spent time in Group Finance, Private Capital, and Aviation Finance in Johannesburg and Leveraged and Fund Finance in Sydney. I then qualified as a CA(SA) and joined Specialised Finance, working primarily on fund finance, leveraged finance and aviation finance transactions for a year, before focusing solely on leveraged finance.
Ilwani Nevhutalu
I joined Investec in 2016 to complete my chartered accounting articles. In the ensuing three years, I spent time in Group Finance, Private Capital, and Aviation Finance in Johannesburg and Leveraged and Fund Finance in Sydney. I then qualified as a CA(SA) and joined Specialised Finance, working primarily on fund finance, leveraged finance and aviation finance transactions for a year, before focusing solely on leveraged finance.
Corporate Leverage Finance – consultant
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in October 2021 as a Transactor. Prior to that, I was a Transactor in the Structured Property Finance team at Investec after completing my articles at the same institution in 2020.
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and currently a CFA Level III Candidate and hold a BCom (Hons) specialising in Accounting degree from the University of Cape Town.
Neo Tshabalala
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in October 2021 as a Transactor. Prior to that, I was a Transactor in the Structured Property Finance team at Investec after completing my articles at the same institution in 2020.
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and currently a CFA Level III Candidate and hold a BCom (Hons) specialising in Accounting degree from the University of Cape Town.
Corporate Leverage Finance – consultant
I am a senior deal maker in the Corporate Leverage Finance (CLF) team, a team within Investec Corporate and Institutional Banking (“ICIB”). I joined CLF in March 2020, and have led several transactions since then, including the first SA investment by a hyperscale data centre company, the first towerco transaction involving one of the two biggest mobile operators, and various complex credits.
I bring a wealth of experience to my role, accumulated over 20 years in investment banking. This background allows me to see transactions in a way that brings various banking disciplines together so that my clients benefit. I previously worked in the Power & Infrastructure Finance team as well as Credit decisioning and Capital Management.
Robert Gecelter
I am a senior deal maker in the Corporate Leverage Finance (CLF) team, a team within Investec Corporate and Institutional Banking (“ICIB”). I joined CLF in March 2020, and have led several transactions since then, including the first SA investment by a hyperscale data centre company, the first towerco transaction involving one of the two biggest mobile operators, and various complex credits.
I bring a wealth of experience to my role, accumulated over 20 years in investment banking. This background allows me to see transactions in a way that brings various banking disciplines together so that my clients benefit. I previously worked in the Power & Infrastructure Finance team as well as Credit decisioning and Capital Management.
Adjoah Kwaw
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in July 2022 and have more than 9 years of Investment Banking experience across a range of sectors including Agriculture, TMT and Industrials. I am a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com Accounting degree with honours from the University of Pretoria.
Deon Volschenk
Although I have an academic background in accounting (BComm Accounting) supplemented with a CFA designation I have extensive experience within the banking and real-estate fields. I have a passion for clients and am obsessed with adding real value. Long-lasting, honest relationships paired with the ability to bring sound financial knowledge to the table is what I strive for constantly.
Glenn Waner
I am a senior deal originator within the Corporate Leverage Finance team. I have over 15 years of experience in leverage finance transactions within South Africa, covering all aspects including leveraged buy-outs, acquisition facilities, management buy-outs, BBBEE and growth funding facilities.
I have been with Investec Bank Limited since 2006. Prior to joining Investec, I worked for shg Corporate Advisory Services, Andersen Tax and Arthur Andersen.
Ilwani Nevhutalu
I joined Investec in 2016 to complete my chartered accounting articles. In the ensuing three years, I spent time in Group Finance, Private Capital, and Aviation Finance in Johannesburg and Leveraged and Fund Finance in Sydney. I then qualified as a CA(SA) and joined Specialised Finance, working primarily on fund finance, leveraged finance and aviation finance transactions for a year, before focusing solely on leveraged finance.
Neo Tshabalala
I joined the Corporate Leverage Finance team in October 2021 as a Transactor. Prior to that, I was a Transactor in the Structured Property Finance team at Investec after completing my articles at the same institution in 2020.
I am a qualified Chartered Accountant and currently a CFA Level III Candidate and hold a BCom (Hons) specialising in Accounting degree from the University of Cape Town.
Robert Gecelter
I am a senior deal maker in the Corporate Leverage Finance (CLF) team, a team within Investec Corporate and Institutional Banking (“ICIB”). I joined CLF in March 2020, and have led several transactions since then, including the first SA investment by a hyperscale data centre company, the first towerco transaction involving one of the two biggest mobile operators, and various complex credits.
I bring a wealth of experience to my role, accumulated over 20 years in investment banking. This background allows me to see transactions in a way that brings various banking disciplines together so that my clients benefit. I previously worked in the Power & Infrastructure Finance team as well as Credit decisioning and Capital Management.
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