About Us
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I&M Burbidge Capital Limited is a Corporate Finance Advisory firm, part of the I&M Group PLC, creating long-term advisory relationships & solutions across Sub-Saharan Africa with a specific focus on the East African region.
I&M Burbidge Capital specialises in advising businesses in the region on significant capital raising through IPOs, private equity, debt and Mergers & Acquisition transactions and mainly focus on mid & large sized companies with typical transaction size of $5 million – $300 million.
Founded in Nairobi in 2010 by Edward Burbidge as Burbidge Capital Limited, the company has since extended its reach to other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa as well as set up ties with partner investment banks in Africa, Europe & Asia.
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In 2012, Burbidge Capital Limited set up a subsidiary in Uganda.
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In 2016, I&M Group PLC, acquired 65% shareholding in Burbidge Capital Group. Following this acquisition, Burbidge Capital is now a member of the I&M Group and was renamed I&M Burbidge Capital, shortly after the acquisition.
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I&M Burbidge Capital Limited is a part of the I&M Group which comprises of its banking entities in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. I&M Group is a leader in the financial services industry in East Africa with a significant presence in the banking, insurance, manufacturing and real estate sectors.
Listed on the NSE with a market capitalization of c. USD 500 million, it is regulated by the Capital Markets Authority as well as by the Central Bank of Kenya as a a non-operating holding company.l
Directors
Kiriga Kunyiha
Director
Kiriga has over two decades of experience in private equity, focusing on origination, structuring, negotiating, execution and value creation in private equity transactions.
Kiriga has a deep knowledge of East Africa business environment, having worked extensively with various PE funds, impact investors, venture capitalist, DFIs, IFIs, HNIs, banks and other debt and equity holders in the region.
He previously worked with The Abraaj Group and Aureos Capital where he actively participated in a variety of investments in East Africa for the Acacia Fund, Aureos East Africa Fund and Aureos Africa Fund. He also led the East Africa practice for Meghraj Capital, a boutique Investment Banking and transaction advisory firm with core markets in East Africa, Japan and India.
Kiriga has sat on various private and voluntary sector boards, either on behalf of funds or in a personal capacity. Kiriga holds a BSc in Economics from the University of London.
Arun Mathur
Director
Arun is a Non-Executive Director at I&M Burbidge Capital and has over 40 years of rich experience in the areas of Finance & Banking Operations and nearly 2 decades of international & board-level experience . He is the former CEO of I&M Bank Ltd for over 14 years until retirement.
Arun holds a B. Tech (Hons) Metallurgical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India and has completed an executive program on, risk Management in Banking from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
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He holds various directorships in diverse companies in East Africa, in the financial, manufacturing and services sector.
“I&M Burbidge Capital did exemplary work for us during the transaction. The team’s experience, expertise and professionalism was instrumental in obtaining the best outcome for us. We note with satisfaction the high quality of service and advice they provided us.”
Paul van Apeldoorn, Chief Transformation Officer, DFCU Bank”
Group Organisation
The I&M Group comprises of:
