It’s Wednesday! We’re back with our Season 8 finale, featuring Ashenafi Alemu, Managing Partner and Co-founder of Zoscales Partners. With a remarkable journey from Infrastructure and consulting background to becoming a leading figure in East African private equity, Ashenafi has been instrumental in driving sustainable business practices and delivering high returns for investors.
In our discussion, we explore what private equity is, the process of its operations, and his experience of running a private equity firm for nearly a decade.
Ashenafi shares how they gained their first $70 million from 22 investors in different countries around the world.
0:00 - Intro
3:48 - Who is Ashenafi ?
5:50 - What is Privet equity?
8:43 - Joining Privet equity industry
13:02 -Business model of Privet equity
16:38 - Early Days
20:19 -Daily effort to Long term Success
22:51 - Background required for the industry
35:53 - The equity landscape
42:18 - Doing Due diligence on investors
45:00- Evaluating companies
54:18 - The investment process / the first 100 days
1:01:13 - Managing older partners
1:08:35 - Defensive excuse
1:13:28 - Logic and data on decision making
1:17:07 - What you learned from investing in Ethiopia
1:24:11 - Importance of a board
1:32:16 - The thinking behind open calendar
1:36:55 - Daily routine
1:42:33 - one wisdom
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19 июн 2024
