Gbenga Hassan 2023 Speaker

Managing Partner

Àrgentil Capital Management Limited

Biography

Gbenga Hassan is the Managing Partner at Àrgentil Capital Management Limited and oversees the principal investments, private equity and asset management business. Gbenga has over 25 years of private equity, principal investing, and financial advisory experience in the international and West African markets. Gbenga is a very active investor in the SMEs and technology sector in Nigeria and West Africa. At Àrgentil he has led investments in early-stage technology startups in mobility (Gokada, Treepz), health tech (54gene), Proptech (YALO), Edtech (Kunda Kids) etc. At Àrgentil Gbenga founded First Modular Gas Systems Limited (FMGSL) a clean energy company that develops distributed processing plants utilising gas that is otherwise flared and converts for use in power generation and clean cooking in the process reducing CO2 emissions. As an active investor in many early-stage SME’s Gbenga sits on the board of these companies where he provides strategic advice and support to entrepreneurs across different areas including raising financing, business development, strategy execution, networking etc. Previously, Gbenga was responsible for identifying, originating, and executing private equity transactions in West Africa at Aureos Capital, specialising in deal structuring, valuation, and portfolio management. He also worked with Standard Bank London and Stanbic Bank Nigeria in various corporate and project finance roles. He holds an MSc from University College London and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.