Meet The Team

Get to know the experienced and dedicated professionals behind Maia Capital Partners, committed to delivering exceptional investment solutions.

Senior Management
Investment Committee
Investment Team

Senior Leadership

The combined expertise of our team allows us to navigate the complexities of impact investing while delivering exceptional returns for our investors. We are committed to building a sustainable future through responsible investment practices and a shared vision for a more equitable world.


Maia Capital is led by a team of experienced professionals with a proven track record in private markets, impact investing, and the pension fund industry. The team's collective expertise spans:

Mutle Mogase

Executive Chairman

Tshandu Ramusetheli

Chief Executive

John Oliphant

Founder Director

Investment Committee

Our Investment Committee is comprised of seasoned experts who rigorously evaluate and approve every investment, ensuring alignment with our impact-driven strategy.

Independents

Refilwe Moloto

Independent IC Member

Pierre Ferreira

Independent IC Member

Non-Independents

Mutle Mogase

Executive Chairman

John Oliphant

Founder Director

Investment Team

Our investment team comprises skilled professionals dedicated to identifying and managing high-impact investment opportunities for our clients.

Kgotsofalo Mokoena

Investment Analyst

Siphamandla Khumalo CA(SA)

Associate

Mlindeli Nkosi

Associate

Vuyo Thulani Angoma-Mzini CA(SA)

Associate

Lucia Rapura

Office Manager

A Team with Deep Expertise and a Shared Vision

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A Team with Deep Expertise and a Shared Vision

Experience in Private Markets

Our team has extensive experience in structuring and executing complex private market transactions, including mezzanine debt financing. Mr Mogase, highly regarded as a pioneer in the mezzanine debt field, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team. This deep understanding of the private markets allows us to identify and assess investment opportunities with a nuanced perspective.

Proven exit of investments in the private markets

Our team has a strong history of successfully investing in and exiting investments in the private markets. We leverage this experience to provide strategic guidance to our portfolio companies, ensuring they achieve their growth objectives and maximize their potential.

Impact and Infrastructure sector experience

Our team possesses a deep understanding of impact investing principles and practices. We are committed to identifying and supporting companies and projects that generate positive social and environmental impact alongside strong financial returns.

An understanding of the pension fund industry

Through the vision and leadership of Mr Oliphant, the team has a thorough understanding of the pension fund industry, including its unique investment needs and regulatory landscape. This allows us to tailor our investment strategies to meet the specific requirements of pension fund investors.

Senior Leadership

The combined expertise of our team allows us to navigate the complexities of impact investing while delivering exceptional returns for our investors. We are committed to building a sustainable future through responsible investment practices and a shared vision for a more equitable world.

Mutle Mogase

Executive Chairman

Tshandu Ramusetheli

Chief Executive

John Oliphant

Founder Director

Investment Committee

Our Investment Committee is comprised of seasoned experts who rigorously evaluate and approve every investment, ensuring alignment with our impact-driven strategy.

Independents

Refilwe Moloto

Independent IC Member

Pierre Ferreira

Independent IC Member

Non-Independents

Mutle Mogase

Executive Chairman

John Oliphant

Founder Director

Investment Team

Our investment team comprises skilled professionals dedicated to identifying and managing high-impact investment opportunities for our clients.

Kgotsofalo Mokoena

Investment Analyst

Siphamandla Khumalo CA(SA)

Associate

Mlindeli Nkosi

Associate

Vuyo Thulani Angoma-Mzini CA(SA)

Associate

Lucia Rapura

Office Manager

Mutle Mogase

Executive Chairman

Executive Development Programme, CUNY, USA B.Com,
University of Cape Town Diploma in Corporate Governance
(Institute of Management Technology, Johannesburg)

  • Co-founder and former executive chairman of Vantage Capital Group (2000-2016), one of the pioneers of mezzanine debt in SA
  • Investment committee of the Sentinel Retirement Fund
  • Past chairman of the investment committee of the Post Office Pension Fund
  • Previously chairman of SAVCA
  • Previously on the advisory board of JP Morgan South Africa

Tshandu Ramusetheli

Chief Executive

Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business, Emeritus Columbia Business School (Cum Laude), B. Bus. Sc. (Finance and Accounting) (Honours) – University of Cape Town

  • Previously head of BEE Finance and Senior Transactor, Investec Leveraged Finance
  • Executed more than R5 billion of leveraged finance transactions, primarily for acquisition finance
  • Experience in deal-making across sectors, as well as deal structuring on mezzanine debt facilities
  • Senior Associate, Leverage Finance, Barclays Africa
  • Analyst, Leveraged Finance and Corporate Debt, Barclays Africa

John Oliphant

Founder Director

BSc (Actuarial Science & Mathematical Statistics) BSc(Hons) Advanced Mathematics of Finance, Wits MSc Finance (Economic Policy) – University of London

  • Founder and chairman of Third Way Investment Partners – R2.5 billion infrastructure debt
  • Fund chairman of All Weather Capital Founding chairman of RH Bophelo – a listed healthcare company
  • Founding chairman of Boxwood Property Fund
  • Past principal officer of the GEPF
  • Led the development of the GEPF’s investment policies, including the Developmental and Responsible Investment Framework
  • Chairman of CRISA

Refilwe Moloto

Independent IC Member

B Com (Economics & Finance)
Candidate: MCom (Dev. Finance)

  • Chair of investment committee at Maia Capital Debt Impact Fund.
  • Chair of investment committee at Eskom Provident and Pension Fund.
  • Strategic and economic advisor with 15 years of financial services experience in emerging and frontier market economics, fixed income research, equities broking, and global asset management in Johannesburg, New York, and Cape Town.
  • Previously worked at Investec Asset Management supporting asset allocation and providing investment strategy solutions for the executive leadership, investment committees and investment teams of African sovereign wealth funds, national pension funds, and others.

Pierre Ferreira

Independent IC Member

Distressed Assets/Recovery, Credit & Banking Expertise

  • Independent IC member at Maia Debt Impact Fund.
  • 16 years as an executive responsible for managing specialised lending and distressed assets at Nedbank Debt in the secondary markets.
  • Managing a portfolio of distressed clients worth more than R14 billion and a team consisting of credit executives, experienced bankers, chartered accountants, legal advisors and administrators.
  • Previously member of Nedbank CIB Divisional Credit Committee, CIB Corporate and Investment Banking Committee and chairman of the special portfolio sub-committee between 2003 and 2019.
  • Previous member of the CIB Credit Manco at Nedbank.

Mutle Mogase

Executive Chairman

Executive Development Programme, CUNY, USA B.Com,
University of Cape Town Diploma in Corporate Governance
(Institute of Management Technology, Johannesburg)

  • Co-founder and former executive chairman of Vantage Capital Group (2000-2016), one of the pioneers of mezzanine debt in SA
  • Investment committee of the Sentinel Retirement Fund
  • Past chairman of the investment committee of the Post Office Pension Fund
  • Previously chairman of SAVCA
  • Previously on the advisory board of JP Morgan South Africa

John Oliphant

Founder Director

BSc (Actuarial Science & Mathematical Statistics) BSc(Hons) Advanced Mathematics of Finance, Wits MSc Finance (Economic Policy) – University of London

  • Founder and chairman of Third Way Investment Partners – R2.5 billion infrastructure debt
  • Fund chairman of All Weather Capital Founding chairman of RH Bophelo – a listed healthcare company
  • Founding chairman of Boxwood Property Fund
  • Past principal officer of the GEPF
  • Led the development of the GEPF’s investment policies, including the Developmental and Responsible Investment Framework
  • Chairman of CRISA

Kgotsofalo Mokoena

Investment Analyst

Bachelor of Accounting Sciences (UL)

Siphamandla Khumalo CA(SA)

Associate

Bachelor of Business Science (Finance Honors) (UCT); BCom (Accounting Honors) (UKZN), MBA (GIBS); CFA (Registered for Level 3); CA(SA)

Mlindeli Nkosi

Associate

Bachelor of Business Science (Actuarial Science) (UCT)

Vuyo Thulani Angoma-Mzini CA(SA)

Associate

BBusSc (Finance); BCom Accounting Honours (UCT); Post Grad Diploma in Accounting (UCT); CA(SA)

Lucia Rapura

Office Manager

Certificate in Executive Support (UCT)

Mutle Mogase

Executive Chairman

Executive Development Programme, CUNY, USA B.Com,
University of Cape Town Diploma in Corporate Governance
(Institute of Management Technology, Johannesburg)

  • Co-founder and former executive chairman of Vantage Capital Group (2000-2016), one of the pioneers of mezzanine debt in SA
  • Investment committee of the Sentinel Retirement Fund
  • Past chairman of the investment committee of the Post Office Pension Fund
  • Previously chairman of SAVCA
  • Previously on the advisory board of JP Morgan South Africa

Tshandu Ramusetheli

Chief Executive

Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business, Emeritus Columbia Business School (Cum Laude), B. Bus. Sc. (Finance and Accounting) (Honours) – University of Cape Town

  • Previously head of BEE Finance and Senior Transactor, Investec Leveraged Finance
  • Executed more than R5 billion of leveraged finance transactions, primarily for acquisition finance
  • Experience in deal-making across sectors, as well as deal structuring on mezzanine debt facilities
  • Senior Associate, Leverage Finance, Barclays Africa
  • Analyst, Leveraged Finance and Corporate Debt, Barclays Africa

John Oliphant

Founder Director

BSc (Actuarial Science & Mathematical Statistics) BSc(Hons) Advanced Mathematics of Finance, Wits MSc Finance (Economic Policy) – University of London

  • Founder and chairman of Third Way Investment Partners – R2.5 billion infrastructure debt
  • Fund chairman of All Weather Capital Founding chairman of RH Bophelo – a listed healthcare company
  • Founding chairman of Boxwood Property Fund
  • Past principal officer of the GEPF
  • Led the development of the GEPF’s investment policies, including the Developmental and Responsible Investment Framework
  • Chairman of CRISA

Refilwe Moloto

Independent IC Member

B Com (Economics & Finance)
Candidate: MCom (Dev. Finance)

  • Chair of investment committee at Maia Capital Debt Impact Fund.
  • Chair of investment committee at Eskom Provident and Pension Fund.
  • Strategic and economic advisor with 15 years of financial services experience in emerging and frontier market economics, fixed income research, equities broking, and global asset management in Johannesburg, New York, and Cape Town.
  • Previously worked at Investec Asset Management supporting asset allocation and providing investment strategy solutions for the executive leadership, investment committees and investment teams of African sovereign wealth funds, national pension funds, and others.

Pierre Ferreira

Independent IC Member

Distressed Assets/Recovery, Credit & Banking Expertise

  • Independent IC member at Maia Debt Impact Fund.
  • 16 years as an executive responsible for managing specialised lending and distressed assets at Nedbank Debt in the secondary markets.
  • Managing a portfolio of distressed clients worth more than R14 billion and a team consisting of credit executives, experienced bankers, chartered accountants, legal advisors and administrators.
  • Previously member of Nedbank CIB Divisional Credit Committee, CIB Corporate and Investment Banking Committee and chairman of the special portfolio sub-committee between 2003 and 2019.
  • Previous member of the CIB Credit Manco at Nedbank.

Mutle Mogase

Executive Chairman

Executive Development Programme, CUNY, USA B.Com,
University of Cape Town Diploma in Corporate Governance
(Institute of Management Technology, Johannesburg)

  • Co-founder and former executive chairman of Vantage Capital Group (2000-2016), one of the pioneers of mezzanine debt in SA
  • Investment committee of the Sentinel Retirement Fund
  • Past chairman of the investment committee of the Post Office Pension Fund
  • Previously chairman of SAVCA
  • Previously on the advisory board of JP Morgan South Africa

John Oliphant

Founder Director

BSc (Actuarial Science & Mathematical Statistics) BSc(Hons) Advanced Mathematics of Finance, Wits MSc Finance (Economic Policy) – University of London

  • Founder and chairman of Third Way Investment Partners – R2.5 billion infrastructure debt
  • Fund chairman of All Weather Capital Founding chairman of RH Bophelo – a listed healthcare company
  • Founding chairman of Boxwood Property Fund
  • Past principal officer of the GEPF
  • Led the development of the GEPF’s investment policies, including the Developmental and Responsible Investment Framework
  • Chairman of CRISA

Kgotsofalo Mokoena

Investment Analyst

Bachelor of Accounting Sciences (UL)

Siphamandla Khumalo CA(SA)

Associate

Bachelor of Business Science (Finance Honors) (UCT); BCom (Accounting Honors) (UKZN), MBA (GIBS); CFA (Registered for Level 3); CA(SA)

Mlindeli Nkosi

Associate

Bachelor of Business Science (Actuarial Science) (UCT)

Vuyo Thulani Angoma-Mzini CA(SA)

Associate

BBusSc (Finance); BCom Accounting Honours (UCT); Post Grad Diploma in Accounting (UCT); CA(SA)

Lucia Rapura

Office Manager

Certificate in Executive Support (UCT)

Meet The Team