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Gilbert Nyatanyi

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Investor at Oryx Impact

Rwanda

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About

Former CEO of Rwanda's Sovereign Wealth Fund and a banking and finance lawyer with over two decades of expertise in secured transactions, corporate finance and capital markets, with deep knowledge of sovereign wealth funds and African institutional investors.

Experience

  1. Capital Market Authority RwandaNon-Executive Board Directorcurrent2025 — presentKigali, Kigali City, Rwanda
  2. The Institute of Sovereign investorsInternational Advisory Board (IAB)current2025 — present
  3. Oryx ImpactAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. Sovereign Impact Initiative (SII)Advisory Board Member2024 — 2025Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
  5. BK Group PLCNon-Executive Board Director I Chairperson Investment Committee2021 — 2023Kigali City, Rwanda
  6. Agaciro Development Fund - Rwanda Sovereign Wealth FundChief Executive Officer2020 — 2023Kigali City, Rwanda
  7. Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck KirkpatrickCounsel2019 — 2020Brussels Metropolitan Area
  8. Legal ConsultantLegal Consultant2017 — 2018Belgium, Burundi, Rwanda
  9. Edward Nathan SonnenbergsExecutive2012 — 2016Burundi / Rwanda / South Africa
  10. Mkono & Co. BurundiPartner2009 — 2012Bujumbura, Burundi
  11. Mkono & Co. AdvocatesSpecial Counsel2006 — 2009Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  12. ConsultantBanking & Financial Law Consultant2005 — 2006Brussels Metropolitan Area
  13. White & CaseAssociate2000 — 2005
  14. Regionaal Integratiecentrum Foyer Brussel vzwJurist1995 — 2000

Skills & more

Dispute Resolution5Legal Advice44Commercial Litigation18Corporate Law32Intellectual Property6Litigation8Banking Law5Arbitration6Corporate Governance14Competition Law24International Law17Cross-border Transactions17
+9 moreBusiness Acquisition FinancingLegal WritingLegal ResearchCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceDue DiligenceJoint VenturesMergers & AcquisitionsSecured Transactions

Languages Dutch · Egems · English · French · German · Kinyarwanda

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gilbert Nyatanyi?
Former CEO of Rwanda's Sovereign Wealth Fund and a banking and finance lawyer with over two decades of expertise in secured transactions, corporate finance and capital markets, with deep knowledge of sovereign wealth funds and African institutional investors.
Where does Gilbert Nyatanyi work?
Gilbert Nyatanyi is at Oryx Impact.
Where did Gilbert Nyatanyi go to school?
Gilbert Nyatanyi studied at Questrom School of Business, Boston University (Mini MBA for In-House Counsel); Ghent University; Sint-Paulus Instituut Gent.

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