Swedfund International
Valary Omamo is an experienced investment professional currently serving as an Investment Manager at Swedfund International since March 2022, focusing on sustainable business development in challenging markets. Previously, Valary worked as a Senior Investment Consultant for Agri Frontier, specializing in agricultural investments and advisory services in East Africa. Valary also held various roles at KPMG East Africa, including Senior Associate in Deal and Strategy Advisory and Market Intelligence Associate, providing expertise in mergers and acquisitions, market analysis, and strategic planning. Additional experience includes serving as a Research Analyst at StratLink - Africa, Ltd., and a Management Consultant at KPMG East Africa, alongside earlier roles at Kenya Red Cross and as a volunteer with Youth for Christ. Valary is currently pursuing a Master's in Development Finance at Strathmore Business School, having earned a Bachelor of Economics and Finance from Kenyatta University.
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Swedfund International
Swedfund International AB is a principal investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. The firm does not invest in the Swedish businesses of Swedish companies and in companies that manufacture or sell weapons, tobacco or alcohol. It prefers to invest in seed, start-ups, and mid and late venture in mature and middle marketcompanies. It seeks to provide risk capital in the form of share capital, share options, convertible loans, preference shares, royalty loans, subordinated loans, secured loans, loans, guarantees, and part-financing of leasing agreements. It prefers to invest in emerging markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Sweden, as well as the non-European Union countries of Eastern Europe. The firm typically invests between SEK 5 million ($1.33 million) and SEK 100 million ($13.37 million). It seeks to exit its investments between five years and ten years. It does not invest together with private individuals, partnerships, sole trader, or co-operative or similar associations, and does not provide aid in the form of donations, and is also not involved in sponsoring. The firm takes a Board seat in its portfolio companies and seeks to participate in the investment committee for fund investments. The firm is a minority investor and its investments do not exceed one-third of the total investment. Swedfund International AB was founded in 1979 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya.