Ahead of Tomorrow on WebTV: Discussions on Private Capital In Nigeria

Thursday, May 21, 2020, 2020 / 10:35 PM / WebTV / Header Image Credit: Ecographics

WebTV's Market Review segment dedicated to #Coronanomics will be featuring a robust conversation on Discourse on Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms In Nigeria.

Guest:           Oluyemi Rufai

Date:             Friday, May 22, 2020

Time:            10.00am

Platform:    Livestream on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram

Topic:        Discourse on Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms In Nigeria”

Highlights:  Available later in the day with link to full video.

Host:             Ottoabasi Abasiekong, Editor, WebTV

Co-Host:      Boason Omofaye, Guest Analyst and CEO Frontier Africa Reports

Key Questions for Discussion

• Overview of Activities of Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms
• Implications of COVID 19 On Private Equity Investments In Nigeria
• Key Sectors of Interest in Nigeria for Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms.
• Policy Steps That Can Stimulate Economic  Growth In the Nigerian Economy

Guest Profile:

Oluyemi Rufai is a Finance Expert with over a decade experience which cut across diverse areas including; Oil and Gas with ExxonMobil, Management Consulting with KPMG, Public Policy, Investment Banking and Commercial Banking.

 He was part of the team that set up Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), he has successfully raised over $150m through the domestic and foreign debt capital market, He currently heads the Business Advisory unit of FCMB Business Banking Group, where he is responsible for advising SMEs on how best to structure and raise alternative funding, offering SMEs business development services, coordinating various capacity building programmes in different focus-sectors (including Renewable Energy & Agribusiness) and created over $50m credit enhancement facility for businesses to leverage.

He also drives the bank’s Renewable Energy segment portfolio, which he is very passionate about, with his first degree in Electrical/ Electronics Engineering and a second degree in MBA Finance.

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