Mr Meshanthan Pillay
Chief Executive Officer
YW Capital
South Africa
W : www.ywcap.co.za
Industry / Sector
Consultancy, Financial Services, Information and Communication Technology, Infrastructure, Logistics, Mining
Personal Profile
Mesh has over 18 years’ experience in Investment Banking and Advisory where he has led and executed some of the leading Equity Capital Market transactions across the African continent (including Mozambique, Zambia and Rwanda) and Europe (including the United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, Poland and Cyprus).
Before starting YW Capital in 2015, Mesh successfully ran the equity capital market franchise in Africa for Standard Bank. Prior to that, Mesh was employed at Renaissance Capital where he was based in London, whereas prior to this, he worked for Deutsche Bank based in London and South Africa.
During his 17 years’ experience Mesh has worked with several European, Indian and African corporations allowing for an unparalleled reach across the continent and access to various types of investors. During this time, he has raised over R247 billion in equity and debt.
Much of his career was based on building ECM franchises for banks. This precipitated his move to RenCap and then again to Standard Bank.
Mesh and his team lead Standard Bank’s ECM franchise from a loss-making business in 2011 to number two on SSA DealMakers league tables for 2012. During 2012 he executed 13 ECM transactions by the first half of 2012.
Mesh is the chairman of the Assore Empowerment Trust, which is regarded as one of the most successful empowerment schemes in South Africa as well as YW Foundation.
Mesh holds a Masters in Law from Duke University and studied at Columbia University, Imperial College (London) and the University of Cape Town.
Company Profile
? YW Capital is a bespoke international equity advisory boutique based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and operating across the African continent.
? Whilst YW Capital is an empowered advisory firm in terms of prevailing regulations in South Africa, the business aggressively and successfully competes on the domestic and international advisory platform.
? To date, the YW Capital team has raised more than R247 billion for its clients while working across 22 countries.
? At our core, our team are experts in emerging market and global equity advisory, where we have an unparalleled track record in raising capital across major domestic and international markets. In addition, YW Capital also advises on bespoke solutions for complex structures and transactions, across corporate finance, private equity, restructuring and strategic advisory.
? Our global network of partners and our international track record means that we bring a unique blend of experience, industry network, strategic insight and resources when working with our clients. Whilst we are sector agnostic, our team has a particular niche in real estate, technology, and mining advisory.
Our list of advisory services includes:
? Equity advisory
? Debt advisory
? Corporate Finance advisory
? Specialist Private Company advisory
? Sovereign Advisory
? Investor Intelligence
? Analytics
YW Capital – Principal investments
In addition to our advisory business, YW Capital has a focused strategy for principal investments, where we consider businesses underpinned by a three-pronged investment strategy:
? Strategic investments (i.e. businesses which YW Capital considers core to its business and would therefore merit a long-term, active management role in these companies),
? Accelerated growth investments (i.e. businesses which exhibit significant growth potential and are backed by an experienced and highly skilled management team) and,
? Opportunistic investments (i.e. refers to opportunities where YW Capital has an option to acquire a minority interest in investment companies where there is a unique ability to structure a transaction which results in significant short-to-medium term upside).