The Private Equity Team
The Sakhisizwe Private Equity team are experienced and trusted advisors with established skills in mergers and acquisitions, legal, financing solutions and transaction advisory services.
Rashaad Sujee
Executive - SPEF I
Rashaad graduated with Bcom and LLB degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand.
He has managed many corporate mergers and acquisitions for clients of Norton Rose Fulbright. Rashaad has extensive experience in employment and labour law, telecoms, commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, state owned companies, procurement, legal due diligence and regulatory reviews, general banking and finance, cross border financing, Islamic finance, lending and syndicated lending and project finance. Currently he specializes in general corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory and compliance advisory
Nthabiseng Mojela
Executive - SPEF I
Executive - Sakhisizwe ITF
Nthabiseng is a highly capable and knowledgeable professional with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Information Management, she is respected as a software support analyst.
Her passion lies with Quality Assurance (IT) focusing on developing and executing test strategies and test cases on automation and manual testing ensuring the quality delivery of products. Nthabiseng is also a valuable Trustee of the Sakhisizwe Community Trust (SCT) which aids black female youths who are underprivileged, unemployed, or disabled.
Martin van der Poel
Executive - SPEF I
Executive - Sakhisizwe ITF
Martin is a qualified chartered accountant. He has knowledge of and experience in mergers & acquisitions, BBBEE structuring privatisations, valuations, due diligence reviews, stock exchange compliance work and financial modelling, both with local and international clients.
Nonhlanhla Mjoli-Mncube
Investment Committee Chairperson – Sakhisizwe ITF
Nonhlanhla is a well-respected and experienced Director with a decorated history as a founder, investor and leader of various businesses over a variety of industries and in Government.
Nonhlanhla has exceptional professional skills in business strategic planning, analytical analysis and organizational development. She has served on several JSE listed boards including: Cadiz financial service, Capitec Bank, Etion, Tongaat Hulett, Pioneer Foods, WBHO construction among others. She is currently on the board of Zeder Investments and ABSA Bank.
Ethéne Steenkamp
Non-executive - SPEF I
Non-executive - Sakhisizwe ITF
Ethéne works on the origination and structuring of finance solutions to medium-sized privately owned businesses. With 25 years in this industry spanning investment banking, M&A advisory, leveraged finance, deal structuring and origination, private equity, mezzanine finance, and as an entrepreneur himself, he can identify with the realities of building and scaling a business.
Ethéne uses his wealth of experience to listen to clients and then applies these insights to deliver something that truly suits that entrepreneur.
