Investment adventures in Africa’s frontier markets
Dutch investor Barthout van Slingelandt, managing partner of XSML Capital, shares his experiences of backing companies in the DRC, Uganda, and Angola.
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Interview with Barthout van Slingelandt
MANAGING PARTNER, XSML CAPITAL
Barthout van Slingelandt, managing partner at investment firm XSML Capital, speaks to Jaco Maritz about his experiences of investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central Africa.
Highlights from the interview include:
Van Slingelandt’s most distressing experience of investing in Africa: dealing with a coup d’état in the Central African Republic;
His transition from a finance career in Europe to investing in Central Africa;
The appeal of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an investment destination;
Giving investors up to a 10% annual return in US dollars: XSML’s investment approach; and
Expanding to Uganda, Angola and Zambia.
