Richard Honey

Partner

Msasa Capital, SADC

Biography

Richard manages the day-to-day activities of Msasa Capital and leads client engagements.

​Prior to founding Msasa Capital, Richard worked with Investec Asset Management, which he joined in 2010 on returning home to Africa from the UK, until March 2017. At Investec, he was responsible for the Zimbabwe Recapitalisation Fund and was also involved in the origination, evaluation and monitoring of investment transactions for other African investment strategies including public equity, private equity and credit.

​Previously, Richard was a founder of ETV Capital, a specialist pan-European finance provider, where he served as head of UK and as a member of the credit committee. Before this he worked in investment banking with Cavendish Corporate Finance and Credit Suisse. Richard trained as an accountant with Deloitte & Touche in South Africa and California, and is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town.

Richard has strong local relationships, a substantial network of contacts in the region and the wider African investment space.