Samakab Hashi

Partner

2017 - Current

Lateral Capital represents an alternative approach for investing in growth markets. A radical shift away from hierarchical blind pool fund structures which are ill-suited to the idiosyncrasies of investing in Sub-Saharan Africa. We invest alongside founding teams offering our limited partners direct access to turnkey investment opportunities without arbitrary investment and harvesting periods. We are a mission-driven private investment firm. We accelerate and invest in early-stage and growth ventures in sub-Saharan Africa by deploying patient, long term capital in three key verticals: commerce, human capital and real assets.

Investment Manager

2015 - 2017

Senior Associate

2013 - 2015

Avanz Capital is an independent investment firm that specializes in private equity and credit investing across global markets. I am responsible for the recommendation, negotiation and completion of direct co-investments, fund investments and secondary investment opportunities globally and for overseeing portfolio investments. During my time at Avanz I have led on all aspects of the investment cycle; including market mapping, deal sourcing, company assessment/valuations, fund assessment, due diligence and term negotiations.

Investment Associate - Private Equity Funds and Co-investment Program (Europe Asia and Africa)

2010 - 2013

Allstate Private Equity is part of Allstate Investments, an investment management company that manages in excess of $100 billion on behalf of the insurance and pension entities of Allstate Corp. Allstate Private Equity invests globally in private equity funds, secondaries and co-invests directly in individual transactions alongside its sponsor partners.

Associate/Manager - Growth and Corporate Finance

2007 - 2010

Specialized team focusing on providing growth finance to V/C backed companies in the UK lower mid market and structuring and arranging event driven transactions (buy-outs, acquisitions and recapitalization) in the large corporate space where no private equity sponsor exists.

Analyst - Corporate Restructuring and Distressed Debt Trading

2006 - 2007