ESG Investor Features Vital Head of Impact’s Perspective on Driving Transformative Change

In a recent ESG Investor article, Vital Capital’s Head of Impact, Tamar Pashtan, shared her insights on the evolution of private equity’s role in impact investing in sub-Saharan Africa, incentivising local institutional investors and Vital’s approach to creating its own deal flow.

 

 

“Zeroing in on basic needs is a winning strategy because it drives real transformative change, such as first-time access to potable drinking water and essential nutritional improvements in the form of proteins and dairy products.”

Check out the full article here.

Vital Discusses Disproving the Perceived Risks of EM investing with Environmental Finance

Vital Capital Managing Partner Nimrod Gerber recently caught up with Environmental Finance. Nimrod discussed the challenges of disproving perceived risk of emerging market investing, why the typical private equity playbook fails to work in sub-Saharan Africa, and what the continent’s pending demographic shift means for investors.

“Africa is entering an outstanding demographical shift, as its 1.4 billion population is expected to increase to 2.5 billion people in less than 25 years. There has not been a demographic shift like that anywhere during the history of mankind. We believe that the companies that cater to the most basic needs and services, delivering them in an affordable and accessible way, are bound for success,” shared Nimrod.

 

Read the full interview here.