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Kayode Akinola

Investor

Managing Director (Head of Private Equity), Member of the Investment Committee (Private Equity) at Blue Earth Capital AG

London

About

Kayode Akinola leads the global private equity direct investments practice at Blue Earth Capital, bringing more than 25 years of private equity experience across developed and emerging markets. He previously worked as a Director in the private equity team at KKR in London, and before that was a Partner at Helios Investment Partners and at Investcorp. He began his career in 1999 at Deutsche Bank's leveraged finance team and holds an LLB from University College London.

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Experience

  1. Blue Earth Capital AGHead Private Equitycurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. KKRDirector2013 — 2017
  3. Helios Investment PartnersPartner2004 — 2012
  4. InvestcorpInvestment Professional2002 — 2004London Area, United Kingdom
  5. Deutsche BankAssociate1999 — 2002London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. UCLLaw1996 — 1999

Skills & more

Corporate Finance24Private Equity22Venture Capital7Hedge Funds1Valuation7Financial Modeling6Emerging Markets18Capital Markets6Due Diligence13Mergers & Acquisitions6Financial Structuring2Investment Banking5
+6 moreInvestmentsBusiness StrategyStrategic PlanningAsset ManagementEquitiesRestructuring

Languages English · French · German

From Kayode's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended UCL272

André DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi

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Shared employers

Also worked at KKR63

David PhuController at Felicis VenturesMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftChloe LinAssociate at Sapphire VenturesRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesLacy BalsamaSenior Executive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesRohan BhargavaInvestor at 8VC

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Also worked at Helios Investment Partners22

Tope LawaniManaging Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital VenturesBabatunde SoyoyeManaging Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee at Helios Digital VenturesLuciana GerminarioPartner, Chief Operating Officer, Member of Executive Committee at Helios Digital VenturesMark HartmannInvestment Advisor, Member of Investment Committee at Helios Digital VenturesVitali HarwardtPartner & Chief Financial Officer at Helios Digital VenturesPaul CunninghamPartner, Investment & Fund Structuring at Helios Digital Ventures

+ 16 more

Also worked at Investcorp14

Julie YangVice President at InvestcorpNasir AlsharifBoard of Directors at Nuwa CapitalTom PageHead of Investor Relations at Cambridge Innovation CapitalRaj SinghManaging Partner, JLL Spark Global Ventures at JLL Spark Global VenturesShivank KumarGeneral Counsel and CCO at NIVEvelyn YanatosDirector of Finance and Compliance at Adjuvant Capital

+ 8 more

Also worked at Deutsche Bank441

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment Group

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Colleagues at Blue Earth Capital AG

Alessandro Petracchi
Analyst / Private Credit at Blue Earth Capital AG
Alison Klein
Member of the Investment Committee (Private Equity Partnerships) at Blue Earth Capital AG
Amy Wang
Managing Director (Head of Private Credit) at Blue Earth Capital AG
Angélique Wernli
Associate / Private Equity Partnerships at Blue Earth Capital AG
Arunabh Singh
Analyst Private Credit at Blue Earth Capital AG
Beatriz Oliveira
Finance Analyst at Blue Earth Capital AG
Ben Gusenburger
Transaction Lawyer at Blue Earth Capital AG
Benjamin Hogan
Director / Private Equity at Blue Earth Capital AG