ALAC is a sector agnostic fund that makes equity and equity-related investments in companies across Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
Head
Selena joined AMC in 2011 after 11 years at IFC, where she was an Investment Officer in both the East Asia Department and the Global Financial Markets Department, and a Senior Strategy Officer in the Corporate Strategy Department. Prior to joining IFC, Selena was Associate Director in the M&A Department of Credit Agricole Indosuez in Paris and a Vice President of Project Finance at the same company in Singapore.
Selena holds a BBA from the National University of Singapore.
Senior Investment Manager
Prior to joining AMC in 2013, Mohsin was an Associate at HIP Consult, a boutique strategy and management consulting firm where he advised clients in emerging markets on large infrastructure investments and project management. Previously, he was an analyst at NERA Economic Consulting (Oliver Wyman Group).
Mohsin holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MA in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins, and an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Investment Manager
Most recently, Elena was a VP at Blackstone, focused on integrating ESG and sustainable investing across the firm. Prior to Blackstone, she worked at Lion’s Head Global Partners, a boutique emerging markets investment bank focused on innovative finance. At LHGP, she led product development and fundraising of Otundi Ventures, a Pan-African, tech-enabled VC Fund focused on underrepresented founders, and structured a $50 million financing facility for social enterprises, incorporating concessionary finance into a blended fund to syndicate commercial co-investments. Before her graduate studies, Elena was an Analyst at AMC and a member of the Legal team at the Carlyle Group.
Elena holds a dual-MPA in International Finance & Development Economics from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and a BA in International Political Economy and French from Smith College.
Senior Program Assistant
Chau joined AMC in September 2013 as a Program Assistant with the IFC Global Infrastructure Fund. In January 2016, she joined the Client Relations team at AMC. Prior to joining AMC, Chau was a Program Assistant in IFC’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) in Washington, DC. She has previously worked as a Market Research Analyst in the Investor Relations Department at Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) in McLean, Virginia.
Chau holds a BA in Political Science from the University of California in Irvine, California and an MA in International Affairs from American University in Washington, DC.
| Investment | Sector | Country | Status | Investment Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfferoLab | Education | Brazil | Exited | June, 2015 |
| Africa Railways Limited | Transportation | Kenya/Uganda | Exited | September, 2011 |
| Armajaro Trading Group Limited | Agribusiness | Africa & Latin America | Exited | May, 2012 |
| Azonto Petroleum (formerly Rialto Energy Ltd.) | Oil & Gas | Cote d'Ivoire | Exited | March, 2012 |
| Banco Itaú Colombia S.A. | Banking | Colombia | Exited | March, 2014 |
| Canopus Holding S.A. | Housing | Brazil | Exited | September, 2012 |
| Ecobank Transnational Inc. | Banking | Africa | Exited | June, 2010 |
| Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (formerly PetroNova) | Oil & Gas | Colombia | Exited | September, 2012 |
| Guaranty Trust Bank PLC | Banking | Nigeria | Exited | July, 2010 |
| Guardian Holdings Ltd. | Insurance | Trinidad & Tobago | Exited | August, 2010 |
| Helios Towers Africa | Telecom | Africa | Current | July, 2014 |
| Hoteles City Express | Real Estate | Mexico | Exited | September, 2010 |
| InterEnergy Holdings | Power | Dominican Republic | Exited | February, 2013 |
| Laureate Education Inc. | Education | Global EM | Exited | December, 2012 |
| Mainstream Renewable Power Africa Holdings/Lekela | Renewable Energy | Africa | Current | June, 2016 |
| Medanito S.A. | Oil & Gas | Argentina | Exited | July, 2011 |
| National Cement Company Limited | Cement | Kenya | Exited | June, 2014 |
| NEOGas do Brasil Gas Natural Comprimido S.A. | Oil & Gas | Brazil | Exited | August, 2013 |
| Net1 | FinTech | South Africa | Current | April, 2016 |
| Pacific Infrastructure Ventures, Inc. | Transportation | Colombia | Exited | July, 2013 |
| Persianas Limited | Real Estate | Nigeria | Current | June, 2012 |
| Saham Finances | Insurance | Africa | Exited | January, 2012 |
| Scancem International | Cement | Africa | Exited | June, 2010 |
| Seven Energy International Limited | Oil & Gas | Nigeria | Exited | April, 2014 |
| Sura Asset Management | Pension | Colombia | Exited | January, 2012 |
Education
Brazil
Exited
June, 2015
Transportation
Kenya/Uganda
Exited
September, 2011
Agribusiness
Africa & Latin America
Exited
May, 2012
Oil & Gas
Cote d'Ivoire
Exited
March, 2012
Banking
Colombia
Exited
March, 2014
Housing
Brazil
Exited
September, 2012
Banking
Africa
Exited
June, 2010
Oil & Gas
Colombia
Exited
September, 2012
Banking
Nigeria
Exited
July, 2010
Insurance
Trinidad & Tobago
Exited
August, 2010
Telecom
Africa
Current
July, 2014
Real Estate
Mexico
Exited
September, 2010
Power
Dominican Republic
Exited
February, 2013
Education
Global EM
Exited
December, 2012
Renewable Energy
Africa
Current
June, 2016
Oil & Gas
Argentina
Exited
July, 2011
Cement
Kenya
Exited
June, 2014
Oil & Gas
Brazil
Exited
August, 2013
FinTech
South Africa
Current
April, 2016
Transportation
Colombia
Exited
July, 2013
Real Estate
Nigeria
Current
June, 2012
Insurance
Africa
Exited
January, 2012
Cement
Africa
Exited
June, 2010
Oil & Gas
Nigeria
Exited
April, 2014
Pension
Colombia
Exited
January, 2012