Paola Samuel
InvestorHead of Legal & Governance at Phatisa
About
Paola Samuel is a South African attorney with over seven years of experience focused on funds and investments law, private equity fund structuring, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Phatisa, she worked as a Senior Associate at Bowmans and Webber Wentzel and spent time with the Corporate Investment Banking team at Absa Bank Limited. She holds a BCom (finance), an LLB (with distinction), and an LLM from the University of the Witwatersrand, and completed the Advanced Course for Private Equity at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
Colleagues at Phatisa
Alex Raubenheimer
Associate at Phatisa
Anja Cawood
Head of Sustainability at Phatisa
Asif Noorani
Principal at Phatisa
Bulelani Salakuvuwyela
Associate at Phatisa
Christine Kairu
Senior Associate at Phatisa
Eugene Stals
Chief Investment Officer at Phatisa
Faith Karega
Senior Analyst at Phatisa
Fridah Kariuki
Analyst at Phatisa
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paola Samuel?
- Paola Samuel is a South African attorney with over seven years of experience focused on funds and investments law, private equity fund structuring, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to Phatisa, she worked as a Senior Associate at Bowmans and Webber Wentzel and spent time with the Corporate Investment Banking team at Absa Bank Limited. She holds a BCom (finance), an LLB (with distinction), and an LLM from the University of the Witwatersrand, and completed the Advanced Course for Private Equity at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
- Where does Paola Samuel work?
- Paola Samuel is Head of Legal & Governance at Phatisa.








