CONSENSUS BUSINESS GROUP

Consensus Business Group (CBG) is a multi-faceted principal investor in a broad range of synergistic activities, including structured finance as well as the acquisition, management and development of residential real estate.

CBG is focussing increasingly on environmental-friendly projects and businesses to include alternative energy, bio-fuels, re-forestation projects and carbon dioxide emissions reduction. Consensus intends to leverage international offset obligations to fund global environmental and new energy technologies and infrastructure projects.

Mr Vincent Tchenguiz

Executive Chairman

Vincent attended Boston University and in 1978 obtained a BSc Honours in Economics and a BSc in Commerce at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Vincent also has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from New York University, which he competed in 1980.

In his early career, Vincent worked for Prudential Bache, in London as Senior Vice President within the fund management division, trading financial instruments. In 1986 he joined Shearson Lehman Brothers as a Senior Vice President trading financial instruments. In 1988 Vincent and his brother Robert set up Rotch Property Group, which is now a £4bn commercial property business wherein Vincent is joint-chairman and joint-managing director. In 2002 Vincent established the Consensus Business Group to focus on his business interests outside commercial property.

PAN-AFRICAN CAPITAL HOLDINGS

Pan-African Capital Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a black-owned and operated financial services and investment company, established in 2005.

The company focuses on economic research and risk assessment, investment banking advisory services and structured project finance, and has interests in the mining and energy sectors. The company’s property division specialises in property finance, mortgage aggregation and innovative property finance solutions. Pan-African also focuses on investing in unlisted companies that have potential for listing, unlocking their value and expanding business operations.             

Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu

Chairman            

Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu has been the Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic of South Africa and, since its inception in 2001, been the Chairman and Head of the Secretariat for the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), one of the most ambitious and internationally supported renewal programmes for Africa.

He has also served as a director of a number of major companies, including Standard Bank, South African Breweries, Old Mutual, Tongaat Hulett, BMW and JCI. Between 1993 and July 2000 he was appointed Chairman of the Development Bank of Southern Africa. In 1998 he was nominated as the first Chair of the Council on Higher Education and was also elected President of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, serving two annual terms from 1998.

ALLUVIA GROUP

The Alluvia Private Equity approach, housed within Alluvia Capital, is focused on the areas of the market that are typically ignored or under-serviced, yet which present some of the best opportunities for wealth creation. Typically, Alluvia Capital finds value in investing in second-tier companies where its specialist skills can be applied. Alluvia will be actively involved in carefully selecting synergistic businesses, structuring, positioning, managing and consolidating these businesses in selected industries. One of the preferred exit strategy for such investments would be listing on an appropriate exchange.

Alluvia Capital acquires majority stakes in the underlying investments and manages these investments on an active and participative basis. Alluvia Capital may introduce strategic co-investment partners in selected investments. These
co-investors or funders would earn a yield from the underlying success of the investments and would not pay any fees to Alluvia.

Alluvia Finance, which houses the Structured Product businesses and Credit JV’s, has the capacity to provide the full range of lending services including credit scoring, pricing, rating, management, administration, funding and collection. Our international and local banking partners allow Alluvia to securitise debt in the world’s capital markets. Alluvia Finance provides funding, infrastructure and intellectual capital on a wholesale level, while relying on distribution partners that have access to the retail market.

CAPITAL EVOLUTION

Capital Evolution is a progressive, purpose-built investment holding company positioned to lead sustainability investing in emerging markets in southern Africa.

Capital Evolution’s investment focus is on advancing the development and use of clean technologies and emerging natural capital markets. Through shaping capital deployment to investments in this new generation asset class, exceptional returns can be achieved at the nexus of social equity, ecological integrity and responsible economic growth - a triple bottom line (TBL) strategy. This lies at the heart of sustainability.

Capital Evolution's view is that sustainability is not only everybody’s business as citizens of a rapidly globalizing world, but that it will define the future of business and investment decisions.

Capital Evolution's value creation through its experience across the emerging clean technology and natural capital sectors, its deep network leverage combined with cutting-edge sustainability research and turn around strategies, ensures a net positive benefit to the environment and overall quality of life.

Mr Christopher Clarke

Director