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
Higor joined AMC in 2011 as part of the ALAC Fund team. Prior to joining AMC, Higor worked at Votorantim New Busines, the private equity and venture capital arm of Votorantim Group.
Higor holds a BSc in Mechanical Aeronautical Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica in Brazil and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Senior Investment Officer
Laura is a Senior Investment Officer of the China-Mexico Fund and is primarily responsible for the Oil and Gas program of the Fund. Before joining the Fund’s team, she spent five years in IFC’s Mexico office where she led business development efforts, in particular in telecommunications and oil and gas, and worked in equity and debt transactions in sectors such as financial markets, private equity and manufacturing.
Laura joined IFC in 2005 and before coming to Mexico in 2010, she worked in the Portfolio Management and the Equity department. Before IFC, Laura worked for 5 years at the Central Bank of Colombia in the international reserves department. Overall, she has over 15 years of experience in finance, including portfolio and risk management, FX and fixed income trading, market research and debt and equity transactions.
She holds a Master in Financial Engineering and a Master in Applied Economics from University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. She is fluent in Spanish and English and has conversational skills in Italian and Portuguese.
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 |
| Canopus Holding S.A. | Housing | Brazil | Current | 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 | Partially Exited | September, 2010 |
| InterEnergy Holdings | Power | Dominican Republic | Exited | February, 2013 |
| Itau CorpBanca | Banking | Chile | Exited | October, 2012 |
| 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
Housing
Brazil
Current
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
Partially Exited
September, 2010
Power
Dominican Republic
Exited
February, 2013
Banking
Chile
Exited
October, 2012
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