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Ryan Burns

Investor

Partner at Phatisa

Berlin Metropolitan Area

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About

Ryan Burns earned a Bachelor of Commerce Accounting Honours from the University of Pretoria and qualified as a South African Chartered Accountant. Before joining Phatisa in January 2017, he spent three years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their banking and capital markets division, serving private equity, banking, and asset management clients. At Phatisa, where he became Partner, he has worked on buy-side and sell-side transactions across the AAF and PFF 2 funds and contributed to portfolio management, including at director level.

Invests in

FoodTech

Experience

  1. PhatisaPartnercurrent2017 — presentCity of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  2. Kanu Equipment AfricaNon-executive Directorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Lona Group (Pty) LtdNon-executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
  4. PricewaterhouseCoopersAssociate2014 — 2016Sunninghill, Johannesburg, South Africa

Skills & more

Big 4AccountingAuditingFinancial AccountingManagement AccountingIFRSFinancial ReportingFinancial AnalysisTaxInternal ControlsInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)Finance
+2 moreMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office

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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 Ryan Burns?
Ryan Burns earned a Bachelor of Commerce Accounting Honours from the University of Pretoria and qualified as a South African Chartered Accountant. Before joining Phatisa in January 2017, he spent three years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in their banking and capital markets division, serving private equity, banking, and asset management clients. At Phatisa, where he became Partner, he has worked on buy-side and sell-side transactions across the AAF and PFF 2 funds and contributed to portfolio management, including at director level.
Where does Ryan Burns work?
Ryan Burns is Partner at Phatisa.
What does Ryan Burns invest in?
Ryan Burns invests in FoodTech.
Where did Ryan Burns go to school?
Ryan Burns studied at SAICA (Assessment of Professional Competence (board 2)); University of Pretoria (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.): Honours, Accounting Sciences); HeronBridge College.

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