Joe Mate 2025 Speaker

“Joseph (Joe) Mate is a senior finance professional with over 18 years of experience at the intersection of investment banking, private credit investing, and capital mobilisation. He has a unique career path that spans executing and originating leveraged finance and M&A; transactions, deploying capital as a principal investor, and mobilising institutional and commercial capital to develop Africa’s private credit ecosystem.

Joe brings a rare perspective as both an investment banker and an investor. He has built trusted C-suite relationships,originated and executed landmark financings across energy, resources, agriculture, renewables, and consumer sectors, and partnered with DFIs, SWFs, pension funds, and global institutions to attract commercial capital into Africa. He is recognised as a thought leader and market builder, committed to expanding access to capital and driving sustainable growth.

Joe is an Investment Director with British International Investment plc, the UK’s Development Finance Institution and impact investor – where he leads on the Private Credit funds and co-investments strategy.”