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ABOUT IJG
At IJG we believe in the basic concept that our services should be tailored to fit our clients' personal and business needs. As an established market leader, we work with our clients to craft bespoke financial solutions, which include –
Stockbroking
IJG Securities is the leading Namibian stockbroker and is supported in its sponsoring, equity and fixed income trading services with cutting-edge market research
and analyses.
Private Equity
IJG Capital is IJG’s Namibia-focussed venture capital and private equity fund manager, providing equity funding, extensive expertise and strategic know-how to
Namibian businesses.
Advisory
IJG Advisory’s full suite of services stretch from business valuations and restructurings, through capital raising and corporate finance support to best-practice advice on privatisations, debt issuance and
debt restructurings.
Wealth Management
With a range of advanced financial, estate, retirement and education planning tools in its arsenal, IJG’s wealth management team is there to assist you in optimising and consistently achieving and exceeding your personal savings and investment goals.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mathews T. Hamutenya
GROUP CHAIRMAN
Jolyon Irwin
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Herbert Maier
MANAGING DIRECTOR IJG CAPITAL
Mark Späth
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
IJG HOLDINGS
HISTORY
IJG was registered in 1996 as Irwin, Jacobs, Greene (Pty) Ltd to capitalise on opportunities opened up in the Namibian corporate finance and stockbroking field by the rapid growth of the Namibian Stock Exchange. IJG has since grown into one of Namibia’s leading financial services companies offering stockbroking, private equity, advisory and wealth management services to its clients.
EMPOWERMENT
IJG is committed to the advancement of previously disadvantaged Namibians (PDN), with 27% of its shares held by PDNs and an Equitable Economic Empowerment score, awarded by the Namibia Preferential Procurement Corporation, of 75.2%.
IJG HOLDINGS
IJG Holdings is the holding company and 100% owner of IJG Securities, IJG Capital, IJG Advisory and IJG Wealth Management and provides them with strategic and back-office support. The IJG Holdings team is made up of –
Mathews Hamutenya
Group Chairman
Mark Späth
Group Managing Director
Helena Shikongo
Group Financial Manager
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
IJG Trails
Effective 1 January 2016, IJG is the title sponsor of Farm Windhoek and will have all naming rights to Farm Windhoek. Farm Windhoek is located along the Auas Mountains, just south of Windhoek. It provides for outdoor activities for the whole family, with over 70 kilometers of trails suitable for mountain biking, hiking, trail running, dog walking and bird watching.
IJG sees this as an ideal opportunity to give back and invest in the community by making recreational areas such as Farm Windhoek safer and more accessible to the Windhoek community.
IJG is extremely proud to be associated with the Namibian Scholars’ Challenge. This initiative introduces students to capital markets and portfolio management in a simulated real life environment. In this way, IJG contributes to educating the Namibian youth about opportunities in the financial services environment and hopes to stimulate interest in further studies towards joining the industry.
Annual Charity Dealing Day
Since 2002 IJG has raised more than N$1m for Namibian charities through IJG’s Annual Charity Dealing Day. On the annual Charity Dealing Day IJG donates all proceeds from that day’s dealing to worthy charities across Namibia, thereby making a significant and focused contribution to social projects of enduring benefit. When identifying charities as recipients of these proceeds, IJG has focused on certain themes across the years. These themes have in the past included Children, The Elderly and Education.
We are pleased to be associated with the following charities, to some of which IJG has contributed Charity Dealing Day proceeds since 2002:
Christina Swart Opperman Aids Orphan Foundation Trust
IJG Securities is the leading Namibian stockbroker, providing institutional investors with class-leading market research and regulatory compliance support in addition to its equity and fixed income trading services.
OUR SERVICES
“Price is what you pay, value is what you get” – Warren Buffet
SPONSORING
From guiding you through the listings process to preparing listings documentation and ensuring tight regulatory compliance, IJG’s experience and track record as the sponsor to 50% of all listed entities on the Namibian Stock Exchange positions it as your ideal sponsoring partner.
EQUITY & FIXED INCOME TRADING
With all platform essentials in place (links to FTSE, I-Net Bridge, Reuters and Bloomberg), strong South African associates and a keen understanding of the equity and fixed income markets, IJG has been able to consistently exceed its natural market share, making it your go-to broker.
RESEARCH & MARKET ANALYSIS
With some of the brightest analytical minds in its fold, the IJG research team has acquired a reputation for providing cutting-edge research and discerning analyses that penetrate straight to the heart of the matter, allowing investors to make sound and well-informed decisions.
OUR TEAM
Lyndon Sauls
Managing Director
Equity and Fixed Income Dealing
Leon Maloney
Equity and Fixed Income Dealing
Eric van Zyl
Head of Sales and Research
Tashiya Josua
Financial Accountant
Annetjie Diergaardt
Settlements & Administration
PRIVATE EQUITY
IJG Capital is our Namibia-focussed venture capital and private equity fund manager, providing equity funding, extensive expertise and strategic know-how to Namibian businesses in order to realise superior returns for investor participants.
OUR VALUE ADD
Advanced Analytics
Comprehensive sensitivity modelling allows us to pinpoint critical success factors, identify key risks and focus on real-life assumption testing to map out potential investees' financial and strategy needs
Tailored Equity Investments
Capital contributions into our portfolio companies are geared to optimise their funding structure and expansion strategy and include phased-in, milestone-linked investments.
Active Management
Our hands-on board involvement permits us to leverage our networks, apply cutting-edge business knowledge and exploit cross-sectional industry experience to co-drive strategy innovation within our portfolio companies
OUR FUNDS AND INVESTMENT HOLDING COMPANIES
IJG Capital is the fund manager and service provider to the following investment funds and investment holding companies:
The Desert Stone Fund is a closed Namibia-focussed generalist growth capital fund with a commencement date of 14 May 2010 and a lifespan of 9 years (extendable by a further 2 years).
The IJG Frontier Investment Fund is an open generalist Namibia-focussed development capital fund with a commencement date of 1 October 2015 and a lifespan of 10 years (extendable by a further 2 years).
Namibia Infrastructure Finance Limited (NIFCO) is a private equity investment company targeting renewable energy infrastructure projects in Namibia, jointly originated and managed by IJG Capital (Pty) Ltd and Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd. With initial investment capital of N$ 100 million contributed by Old Mutual and a further N$ 2,4 million contributed by IJG, NIFCO demonstrates Old Mutual’s and IJG’s commitment to responsible investment in Namibia’s infrastructure and further development for future generations.
OUR TEAM
Herbert Maier
Managing Director
Jakob de Klerk
Portfolio Manager
Mirko Maier
Business Analyst
Lavinia Thomas
Business Analyst
ADVISORY
With a track record that boasts having assisted in listing 24 of the last 28 companies and 10 of the last 12 Domestic Medium Term Note Programmes on the Namibian Stock Exchange, raising N$ 3.5 billion for its clients in the process, IJG Advisory has the depth and experience to provide its clients with a full range of corporate finance services, including valuations and restructurings, capital raising (debt & equity) and corporate finance support and debt issuance and debt restructurings.
OUR EXPERTISE
CAPITAL RAISING
Initial public offers (IPOs), equity issues and private placements.
CORPORATE FINANCE
Mergers and acquisitions, BBBEE transactions, disposals, leveraged transactions and management buy-outs and buy-ins.
ADVISORY SERVICES
Restructuring, business plans, fair and reasonable statements, market research, financial management, project assessments and evaluation and company valuations.
PRIVATISATION
Acquisition sourcing, transaction support, management and funding.
DEBT ISSUANCE
Debt issuance programmes (DMTNPs), market-making and debt placement.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Loan portfolio cost and risk reduction.
PORTFOLIO
DEBT PORTFOLIO
EQUITY PORTFOLIO
OUR TEAM
Jolyon Irwin
Director
Jason Hailonga
Associate
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
The IJG Wealth Management team is committed to fully understanding your personal financial aspirations and to optimising your asset allocation across a full spectrum of financial service solutions to realise your objectives.
OUR ADVICE
INDEPENDENT
We will take the time to thoroughly understand your bigger picture, where you are in your life cycle, what you need and what you aspire to, to offer independent advice aimed at realising your goals. For us, advice always come first and then solutions, never the other way around.
PERSONALISED
Truly and fully understanding where you are in your journey allows us to leverage our wide array of investment solutions, which includes financial, estate, retirement and education planning tools, to tailor our services to fit your personal needs. We simply don’t do one-size-fits-all.
FOCUSSED
We understand that permanent loss of capital, not volatility, is the true measure of investment risk and accordingly keep our eyes focussed on protecting our clients against permanent loss of capital. We minimize the effect of volatility by matching the time horizon of the investment objective with that of the investment solution.
OUR SOLUTIONS
ESTATE PLANNING
Estate planning should make things as easy, smooth and fair for those you care about most. That’s exactly what we aim to do by ensuring that the right legal vehicles are used and that the estate has sufficient liquidity.
RETIREMENT PLANNING
Our retirement planning makes provision for discretionary as well as non-discretionary solutions to provide you with the financial independence and freedom to make the most of your retirement and fully enjoy the things you were rationed on during your working life.
EDUCATION PLANNING
Our team of professionals cares about good education just as much as you and has put together a solid stable of education planning tools that will allow you to unlock the doors to top-class education for your children.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Whatever your investment goal is, we have a range of investment solutions to meet your needs, including, but not limited to, stock portfolios, unit trusts, money market, government bonds, treasury bills and long-term insurance products.
MONEY MARKET
Service and competitive returns are everything in our Money Market solution. We invite you to compare our rates, you will be surprised.
INSURANCE
Our independent long-term insurance products are there to guard you and the ones that matter most to you against the vicissitudes of an eventful and adventurous life.
UNIT TRUSTS
With access to unit trust solutions that range from conservative mandates all the way through to aggressive ones, we know where best to invest for the long term based on our own internal research.
TREASURY BILLS
We tender directly to provide our clients of different sizes with very competitive rates that suits their needs.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
We tender directly to provide our clients of different sizes with very competitive rates that suits their needs. We also offer bond portfolio management solutions.
PRIVATE CLIENT TRADING
If you are keenly invested in the idea of building your own portfolios and trading directly, IJG Direct is the ideal online trading portal, providing access to more than 3,000 financial instruments via Global Trader’s fully automated online market at GT247.com
This is the most flexible and cost effective trading platform available to Namibians and we use this same platform for our managed portfolios.
OFFSHORE SOLUTIONS
Whether you wish to diversify your portfolio geopolitically or whether you would simply prefer to hold some of your assets in forex, we have vetted a suite of solutions to select the ones for you that have proved their mettle over time. This includes ZAR based offshore exposure as well as direct hard currency exposure. Solutions vary from unit trusts to bespoke direct access to a wide array of asset classes. Furthermore, we provide access to a Swiss bank account that can be linked to your investments and that is accessible as well when you travel overseas.
STOCK PORTFOLIOS
Our managed share portfolios are underpinned by thorough research and tried and tested portfolio management principles and processes as a result of having proper asset management experience. Our trading platform is the most cost effective and flexible trading platform available to Namibians.
OUR TEAM
René Olivier
Managing Director
Ross Rudd
Senior Wealth and Portfolio Manager
Lorein Kazombaruru
Wealth Administrator
Emilia Uupindi
Wealth Manager & Money Market Administrator
Andri Ntema
Wealth Manager
IJG Wealth Management is additionally supported by the IJG Group's administrative backbone and works closely with the IJG Research team in its economic and portfolio research.
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NIFCO PORTFOLIO
NIFCO is a 60% shareholder in SunEQ Four Investments (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd, an independent power producer and owner of the 6.57 MWp solar PV plant situated at Ohorongo Cement's manufacturing facilities on the outskirts of Otavi. Once operational, SunEQ's solar PV plant is anticipated to produce 14 GWh of renewable energy annually, which will be fed into Ohorongo Cement's electricity grid.
IJG FRONTIER INVESTMENT FUND PORTFOLIO
The IJG Frontier Investment Fund acquired a 47% stake in one of Namibia’s leading paint manufacturing and distributing businesses, with a view to unlocking operational efficiencies and increasing the business’s product footprint across the country.
The IJG Frontier Fund’s 25% shareholding in Omburu, Namibia’s first large-scale grid-tied photovoltaic plant, supports the fund with stable, predictable dividend flows.
Stahl Engineering (Pty) Ltd (Stahl) is a specialised steel based fabrication and production business with its main focus on servicing the Namibian mining sector. The business additionally provides heavy repairs services (rolling stock maintenance and refurbishment). The IJG Frontier Investment Fund holds a 56.1% shareholding in Stahl Engineering.
DESERT STONE FUND PORTFOLIO
The Desert Stone Fund’s investment for a 31% minority stake contributed significantly towards accelerating MobiPay’s expansion, positioning the company as Namibia’s dominant mobile payment facilitator and platform provider.
With a shareholding of 45%, the Desert Stone Fund’s involvement assisted NEC Power & Pumps in deepening its focus on and expertise in renewable energy engineering solutions.
GOVERNMENT DEBT PORTFOLIO
Republic of Namibia
(2011)
Sponsoring Broker
GC27
Republic of Namibia
(2013)
Sponsoring Broker
GC25
Republic of Namibia
(2013)
Sponsoring Broker
GC32
Republic of Namibia
(2013)
Sponsoring Broker
GC35
Republic of Namibia
(2014)
Sponsoring Broker
GC37
Republic of Namibia
(2014)
Sponsoring Broker
GC40
Republic of Namibia
(2015)
Sponsoring Broker
GC45
Republic of Namibia
(2015)
Sponsoring Broker
GI22
Republic of Namibia
(2015)
Sponsoring Broker
GI25
Republic of Namibia
(2017)
Sponsoring Broker
GI29
CORPORATE DEBT PORTFOLIO
Air Namibia
(1999)
Joint Transaction Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$220m
Standard Bank Namibia
(2001)
Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$150m
Road Fund Administration
(2003)
Lead Manager, Placement Agent & Sponsorin Broker
MTNP N$750m
Standard Bank Namibia
(2003)
Lead Manager, Placement Agent & Sponsorin Broker
MTNP N$410m
NamPower
(2007)
IJG was part of the Pointbreak team that assisted in the dual-listing of the NamPower brand
Bank Windhoek
(2009)
Bookbuilder & Sponsoring Broker
N$500m Bond
Standard Bank Namibia
(2009)
Joint Placement Agent & Sponsoring Broker
Revised N$2.0bn MTNP
Ohlthaver & List
(2009)
Sponsoring Broker & Settlement Agent
MTNP N$500m
Telecom Namibia
(2009)
Sponsoring Broker & Dealer
MTNP N$600m
Bank Windhoek
(2010)
Sponsoring Broker & Placement Agent
MTNP N$1bn
Standard Bank Namibia
(2012)
Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$10bn
FNB Namibia
(2012)
Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$400m
NamWater
(2015)
Joint Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$1.0bn
International Finance Corporation
(2015)
Joint Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$10.0bn
Oryx Properties
(2015)
Sole Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$500.0m
Development Bank of Namibia
(2017)
Joint Lead Arranger & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$2.5bn
FNB Namibia
(2017)
Sponsoring Broker
MTNP ZAR/N$5bn
GOVERNMENT DEBT PORTFOLIO
Republic of Namibia
(2011)
Sponsoring Broker
GC27
Republic of Namibia
(2013)
Sponsoring Broker
GC25
Republic of Namibia
(2013)
Sponsoring Broker
GC32
Republic of Namibia
(2013)
Sponsoring Broker
GC35
Republic of Namibia
(2014)
Sponsoring Broker
GC37
Republic of Namibia
(2014)
Sponsoring Broker
GC40
Republic of Namibia
(2015)
Sponsoring Broker
GC45
Republic of Namibia
(2015)
Sponsoring Broker
GI22
Republic of Namibia
(2015)
Sponsoring Broker
GI25
Republic of Namibia
(2017)
Sponsoring Broker
GI29
CORPORATE DEBT PORTFOLIO
Air Namibia
(1999)
Joint Transaction Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$220m
Standard Bank Namibia
(2001)
Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$150m
Road Fund Administration
(2003)
Lead Manager, Placement Agent & Sponsorin Broker
MTNP N$750m
Standard Bank Namibia
(2003)
Lead Manager, Placement Agent & Sponsorin Broker
MTNP N$410m
NamPower
(2007)
IJG was part of the Pointbreak team that assisted in the dual-listing of the NamPower brand
Bank Windhoek
(2009)
Bookbuilder & Sponsoring Broker
N$500m Bond
Standard Bank Namibia
(2009)
Joint Placement Agent & Sponsoring Broker
Revised N$2.0bn MTNP
Ohlthaver & List
(2009)
Sponsoring Broker & Settlement Agent
MTNP N$500m
Telecom Namibia
(2009)
Sponsoring Broker & Dealer
MTNP N$600m
Bank Windhoek
(2010)
Sponsoring Broker & Placement Agent
MTNP N$1bn
Standard Bank Namibia
(2012)
Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$10bn
FNB Namibia
(2012)
Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$400m
NamWater
(2015)
Joint Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$1.0bn
International Finance Corporation
(2015)
Joint Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$10.0bn
Oryx Properties
(2015)
Sole Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$500.0m
Development Bank of Namibia
(2017)
Joint Lead Arranger & Sponsoring Broker
MTNP N$2.5bn
FNB Namibia
(2017)
Sponsoring Broker
MTNP ZAR/N$5bn
EQUITY PORTFOLIO
FNB Namibia
(1997)
Sponsoring Broker
Primary Listing
Edcon Namibia
(2003)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
JSE Dual listing on the NSX
MICC Property Fund
(2004)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
JSE Dual listing on the NSX
Transhex
(2004)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
JSE Dual listing on the NSX
Old Mutual Plc
(2004)
Joint institutional Book Builders
Sourcing and arranging for equity financing from potential investors
Stimulus
(2004)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
IPO: Raised N$124m through a preference share issue
Trustco
(2006)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
IPO: Raised N$78m
Namibia Asset Management
(2006)
Sponsoring Broker
Primary listing
Vukile Property Fund
(2007)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
JSE Dual listing on the NSX
Xemplar Energy
(2007)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
TSX Dual listing on the NSX
Forsys Metals
(2007)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
TSX Dual listing on the NSX
Deep Yellow
(2008)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
ASX Dual listing on the NSX
Paladin Energy
(2008)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
ASX Dual listing on the NSX
Bannerman Resources
(2008)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
ASX Dual listing on the NSX
Marenica Energy
(2009)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
ASX Dual listing on the NSX
Extract Resources
(2009)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
AIM Dual listing on the NSX
Kalahari Minerals
(2009)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
AIM Dual listing on the NSX
Minemakers
(2010)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
ASX Dual listing on the NSX
Auryx Gold
(2011)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
TSX Dual listing on the NSX
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas
(2012)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
TSX Dual listing on the NSX
B2GOLD
(2012)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
Foreign Dual listing on the NSX
Bank Windhoek
(2013)
Lead Sponsor, co-advisor and Joint Placement Agent
IPO: Raised N$372m
Giyani Gold Corp
(2013)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
TSX Dual listing on the NSX
Africa Palladium ETF
(2014)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
JSE Dual listing on the NSX
Clover Industries
(2015)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
JSE Dual listing on the NSX
Trevo Capital
(2015)
Corporate Advisor & Sponsoring Broker
SEM Dual listing on the NSX
Mathews is the Executive Chairman of the Millennium Investment Group which was incorporated as a Namibian Holding company in 1999. As a Holding Company it has about 21 subsidiary companies falling under its control. Mathews holds an MBA and a post graduate Diploma in Business and Management, from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. Mathews has been appointed as the Namibian Representative for the World Energy Council (WEC) to Represent the Republic of Namibia for 5 years. Mathews is currently serving as chairperson on the Namboty Fishing board, and also holds the position of Executive Director for Namcot Diamonds. In 2009 Mathews was inducted into the Namibian Business Hall of Fame.
Jolyon founded IJG in 1996 and was the MD until the sale of IJG to Pointbreak in 2006. During that period Jolyon built IJG up from a start-up competing with HSBC, ABN Amro and Huysamer Stals to become the leading Namibian stockbroking business offering a wide range of services including institutional broking, corporate finance and advisory, money market and fixed income dealing, research (including developing several Namibian indexes that have become benchmarks) and private clients. Jolyon was also instrumental in the establishment and listing of the Stimulus private equity vehicle in a JV with PointBreak and was a Member of the Namibian Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Following the sale of IJG in 2006 Jolyon moved to Mauritius to focus on various unlisted equity opportunities and develop a structured finance business. Jolyon continues to focus on unlisted equity opportunities and has recently acquired a stake in IJG again.
Herbert Maier CA(NAM) & CA(SA) is the MD of IJG Capital and an authority in the private equity space in Namibia, having been involved with the formation of Stimulus, Namibia’s first private equity fund. His experience in the field, including as a director of a number of portfolio companies, paired with his 15-year track record in structured and corporate finance, are the key underpinnings to his passion and drive to deepen the entrepreneurial landscape in Namibia.
Mark is the Group Managing Director of the IJG Group of Companies. Mark joined IJG in September 2003 as Head of Research. Following the completion of his stockbroking exams in 2005, he was appointed as Managing Director of the Securities business. In addition to his B.Bus.Science (Honours in Finance) degree from the University of Cape Town, Mark has completed an executive management course at the renowned Stanford Graduate School of Business and was a member of the Namibian Stock Exchange until 2012, when he was appointed as Group Managing Director. Mark was rated no. 1 sell-side analyst in the category “Other African Markets & Economies” in May 2006 in the prestigious Financial Mail broker ratings. Mark's experience spans stockbroking, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions as well as wealth management solutions. Prior to joining IJG, Mark worked in the derivatives department of WestLB in London for two years and completed an internship with Schwabe, Ley & Greiner, an Austrian consultancy firm.
Mathews is the Executive Chairman of the Millennium Investment Group which was incorporated as a Namibian Holding company in 1999. As a Holding Company it has about 21 subsidiary companies falling under its control. Mathews holds an MBA and a post graduate Diploma in Business and Management from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. Mathews has been appointed as the Namibian Representative for the World Energy Council (WEC) to Represent the Republic of Namibia for five years. Mathews is currently serving as chairperson on the Namboty Fishing board, and also holds the position of Executive Director for Namcot Diamonds. In 2009 Mathews was inducted into the Namibian Business Hall of Fame.
Mark is the Group Managing Director of the IJG Group of Companies. Mark joined IJG in September 2003 as Head of Research. Following the completion of his stockbroking exams in 2005, he was appointed as Managing Director of the Securities business. In addition to his B.Bus.Science (Honours in Finance) degree from the University of Cape Town, Mark has completed an executive management course at the renowned Stanford Graduate School of Business and was a member of the Namibian Stock Exchange until 2012, when he was appointed as Group Managing Director. Mark was rated no. 1 sell-side analyst in the category “Other African Markets & Economies” in May 2006 in the prestigious Financial Mail broker ratings. Mark's experience spans stockbroking, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions as well as wealth management solutions. Prior to joining IJG, Mark worked in the derivatives department of WestLB in London for two years and completed an internship with Schwabe, Ley & Greiner, an Austrian consultancy firm.
Helena joined IJG in May 2016 as the Group Financial Manager where she is responsible for the financial reporting of the IJG Group of Companies. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Rhodes University and an Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science from University of South Africa. Prior to joining IJG, Helena worked for Deloitte for six years, where she completed her articles and qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and performed the role of manager in the Business Process as a Service department.
Lyndon Sauls joined IJG Securities in June of 2016 as Head of Dealing and Bond Trader. Lyndon is a certified JSE Trader, certified Settlement Officer, member of the Institute of Financial Markets RPE and broker’s license holder of the Namibia Stock Exchange. Prior to joining IJG, he was attached to Simonis Storm as a Director and Head of Dealing. He has vast experience in the industry having started his stockbroking career with Huysamer Stals in 1998 transitioning through ABN Amro and Investment House Namibia before moving to SSS. From 1995 he plied his skills at FNB in the Treasury department
Leon Maloney is a registered trader on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Namibian Stock Exchange. He has been working as an equities and fixed income dealer at IJG since 2003. Prior to that he was employed as a money market and equities dealer at HSBC Securities.
Eric van Zyl is the Head of Research at IJG Securities. He holds a BComm degree from the University of Stellenbosch and is currently enrolled in the CFA programme. Eric joined IJG Securities in September 2014 as a research analyst, prior to which he worked as a hedge fund accountant in Cape Town.
Tashiya Josua joined IJG in August 2012 as an Assistant Accountant and Money Market Administrator where she is responsible for the preparation of financial information and dealing with money market enquiries. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Postgraduate Diploma in Internal Auditing from the University of Namibia. Prior to joining IJG, Tashiya worked for Konga Investment Group as Senior Financial Accountant for seven years.
Annetjie Diergaardt joined IJG Securities as a settlement officer and assistant accountant in 2016. She is a registered settlement officer with over 15 years of experience in settlements and 20 years in accounting and office administration. Prior to joining IJG, she worked at NEB for 15 years. Annetjie successfully completed the ICB Practical Accounting Assessment at Damelin College.
Lyndon Sauls joined IJG Securities in June of 2016 as Head of Dealing and Bond Trader. Lyndon is a certified JSE Trader, certified Settlement Officer, member of the Institute of Financial Markets RPE and broker’s license holder of the Namibia Stock Exchange. Prior to joining IJG, he was attached to Simonis Storm as a Director and Head of Dealing. He has vast experience in the industry having started his stockbroking career with Huysamer Stals in 1998 transitioning through ABN Amro and Investment House Namibia before moving to SSS. From 1995 he plied his skills at FNB in the Treasury department
Leon Maloney is a registered trader on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Namibian Stock Exchange. He has been working as an equities and fixed income dealer at IJG since 2003. Prior to that he was employed as a money market and equities dealer at HSBC Securities.
Eric van Zyl is the Head of Research at IJG Securities. He holds a BComm degree from the University of Stellenbosch and is currently enrolled in the CFA programme. Eric joined IJG Securities in September 2014 as a research analyst, prior to which he worked as a hedge fund accountant in Cape Town.
Tashiya Josua joined IJG in August 2012 as an Assistant Accountant and Money Market Administrator where she is responsible for the preparation of financial information and dealing with money market enquiries. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Postgraduate Diploma in Internal Auditing from the University of Namibia. Prior to joining IJG, Tashiya worked for Konga Investment Group as Senior Financial Accountant for seven years.
Annetjie Diergaardt joined IJG Securities as a settlement officer and assistant accountant in 2016. She is a registered settlement officer with over 15 years of experience in settlements and 20 years in accounting and office administration. Prior to joining IJG, she worked at NEB for 15 years. Annetjie successfully completed the ICB Practical Accounting Assessment at Damelin College.
Herbert Maier CA(NAM) & CA(SA) is the MD of IJG Capital and an authority in the private equity space in Namibia, having been involved with the formation of Stimulus, Namibia’s first private equity fund. His experience in the field, including as a director of a number of portfolio companies, paired with his 15-year track record in structured and corporate finance, are the key underpinnings to his passion and drive to deepen the entrepreneurial landscape in Namibia.
Jakob de Klerk CA(NAM) (MBA) is the Portfolio Manager of IJG Capital and ex-Group Financial Manager of the IJG Group, with a thorough grasp of financial control systems and advanced knowledge of current best-practice private equity thinking, acquired as part of his MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science
Mirko Maier (BBusSc (Econ) LLB (UCT)) joined IJG in 2016 and works as a Business Analyst with a special focus on financial modelling, risk analyses and deal negotiation and structuring
Lavinia Thomas (CA)NAM joined IJG as a Business Analyst in April 2019. She draws on her own start-up experience and her strong audit and financial accounting background to perform detailed due diligences on potential portfolio companies.
Herbert Maier CA(NAM) & CA(SA) is the MD of IJG Capital and an authority in the private equity space in Namibia, having been involved with the formation of Stimulus, Namibia’s first private equity fund. His experience in the field, including as a director of a number of portfolio companies, paired with his 15-year track record in structured and corporate finance, are the key underpinnings to his passion and drive to deepen the entrepreneurial landscape in Namibia.
Jakob de Klerk CA(NAM) (MBA) is the Portfolio Manager of IJG Capital and ex-Group Financial Manager of the IJG Group, with a thorough grasp of financial control systems and advanced knowledge of current best-practice private equity thinking, acquired as part of his MBA at the Gordon Institute of Business Science
Mirko Maier (BBusSc (Econ) LLB (UCT)) joined IJG in 2016 and works as a Business Analyst with a special focus on financial modelling, risk analyses and deal negotiation and structuring
Lavinia Thomas (CA)NAM joined IJG as a Business Analyst in April 2019. She draws on her own start-up experience and her strong audit and financial accounting background to perform detailed due diligences on potential portfolio companies.
Jolyon Irwin founded IJG in 1996 and was the MD until the sale of IJG to Pointbreak in 2006. During that period Jolyon built IJG up from a start-up competing with HSBC, ABN Amro and Huysamer Stals to become the leading Namibian stockbroking business offering a wide range of services including institutional broking, corporate finance and advisory, money market and fixed income dealing, research (including developing several Namibian indexes that have become benchmarks), and private clients. Jolyon was also instrumental in the establishment and listing of Stimulus Investments, Namibia’s first private equity vehicle and initiative, and was a Member of the NSX and the JSE. Following the sale of IJG in 2006 Jolyon moved to Mauritius to focus on various unlisted equity opportunities and develop a structured finance business. Jolyon continues to focus on unlisted equity opportunities and re-joined IJG in 2012.
Jason Hailonga CA(NAM) works as a Business Analyst at IJG Advisory, assisting with corporate finance transactions, namely mergers and acquisitions, BBEE/NEEEF transactions, disposals, leveraged transactions, management buy-outs and buy-ins, company valuation, business plans, financial analysis and restructuring. Jason’s experience ranges from external audits, unlisted investments and corporate governance.
Jolyon Irwin founded IJG in 1996 and was the MD until the sale of IJG to Pointbreak in 2006. During that period Jolyon built IJG up from a start-up competing with HSBC, ABN Amro and Huysamer Stals to become the leading Namibian stockbroking business offering a wide range of services including institutional broking, corporate finance and advisory, money market and fixed income dealing, research (including developing several Namibian indexes that have become benchmarks), and private clients. Jolyon was also instrumental in the establishment and listing of Stimulus Investments, Namibia’s first private equity vehicle and initiative, and was a Member of the NSX and the JSE. Following the sale of IJG in 2006 Jolyon moved to Mauritius to focus on various unlisted equity opportunities and develop a structured finance business. Jolyon continues to focus on unlisted equity opportunities and re-joined IJG in 2012.
Jason Hailonga CA(NAM) works as a Business Analyst at IJG Advisory, assisting with corporate finance transactions, namely mergers and acquisitions, BBEE/NEEEF transactions, disposals, leveraged transactions, management buy-outs and buy-ins, company valuation, business plans, financial analysis and restructuring. Jason’s experience ranges from external audits, unlisted investments and corporate governance.
René joined IJG in January 2017 as Managing Director of IJG Wealth Management. René holds a BA Computer Science degree from Wofford College, an Honours Degree in Business Management and Administration from the University of Stellenbosch Business School, an MBA (cum laude) from the University of Stellenbosch Business School and is a CFA charter holder. His experience includes software development, business improvement consulting, starting his own venture, research, portfolio management and wealth management. Prior to joining IJG, he worked in the PSG group which included four and a half years at PSG Asset Management in SA and one year at PSG Namibia.
Ross Rudd joined IJG in December 2017 as a senior Wealth and Portfolio Manager. Ross holds a BCom degree from Rhodes University and is currently enrolled in the CFA program as a level 2 candidate. Furthermore, Ross has completed his applicable registered persons exams with an emphasis on Equities.
His experience includes Portfolio Management, Security Analysis, Research Analysis and Private Client Wealth. Prior to joining IJG, Ross worked as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Karlein International Investments in Cape Town before moving to Capricorn Asset management in Namibia. He has over six years Financial industry experience and has made the transition to IJG Securities with ease.
Lorein Kazombaruru joined IJG Wealth Management in January 2018 as a Wealth Administrator. Prior to joining IJG Wealth Management, Lorein worked as a receptionist at IJG Securities for over seven years.
Her experience includes interacting and assisting clients with money market, stockbroking and unit trust administration services.
Emilia joined IJG in November 2018 as a Wealth Manager and Money Market Administrator. Emilia holds a B-degree in Accounting and Finance from NUST. Emilia is a Masters in Development Finance candidate with UCT and is enrolled for the CFA programme as a level 1 candidate.
Prior to joining IJG Emilia worked as a Financial Accountant at Weathermen & Co, a subsidiary of the O&L Group. She has over six years’ experience in Financial Reporting and Accounting.
Andri Ntema joined IJG in October 2018 as a Wealth Manager. Andri holds a BSc degree in Geology & Environmental Science from the University of Cape Town and is currently pursuing further studies in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management. Andri is a financial literacy enthusiast and is focusing on developing new business at IJG Wealth.
René joined IJG in January 2017 as Managing Director of IJG Wealth Management. René holds a BA Computer Science degree from Wofford College, an Honours Degree in Business Management and Administration from the University of Stellenbosch Business School, an MBA (cum laude) from the University of Stellenbosch Business School and is a CFA charter holder. His experience includes software development, business improvement consulting, starting his own venture, research, portfolio management and wealth management. Prior to joining IJG, he worked in the PSG group which included four and a half years at PSG Asset Management in SA and one year at PSG Namibia.
Ross Rudd joined IJG in December 2017 as a senior Wealth and Portfolio Manager. Ross holds a BCom degree from Rhodes University and is currently enrolled in the CFA program as a level 2 candidate. Furthermore, Ross has completed his applicable registered persons exams with an emphasis on Equities.
His experience includes Portfolio Management, Security Analysis, Research Analysis and Private Client Wealth. Prior to joining IJG, Ross worked as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Karlein International Investments in Cape Town before moving to Capricorn Asset management in Namibia. He has over six years Financial industry experience and has made the transition to IJG Securities with ease.
Lorein Kazombaruru joined IJG Wealth Management in January 2018 as a Wealth Administrator. Prior to joining IJG Wealth Management, Lorein worked as a receptionist at IJG Securities for over seven years.
Her experience includes interacting and assisting clients with money market, stockbroking and unit trust administration services.
Emilia joined IJG in November 2018 as a Wealth Manager and Money Market Administrator. Emilia holds a B-degree in Accounting and Finance from NUST. Emilia is a Masters in Development Finance candidate with UCT and is enrolled for the CFA programme as a level 1 candidate.
Prior to joining IJG Emilia worked as a Financial Accountant at Weathermen & Co, a subsidiary of the O&L Group. She has over six years’ experience in Financial Reporting and Accounting.
Andri Ntema joined IJG in October 2018 as a Wealth Manager. Andri holds a BSc degree in Geology & Environmental Science from the University of Cape Town and is currently pursuing further studies in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management. Andri is a financial literacy enthusiast and is focusing on developing new business at IJG Wealth.
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