Bio

Colin joined Actis in 2017 and is responsible for originating and managing investments as part of the Africa Energy Team. Colin has more than 7 years’ experience in the power sector and over 14 years’ international experience in total. Prior to joining Actis, Colin was a Commercial Manager at Mainstream Renewable Power where he helped structure Mainstream’s involvement in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer program. Colin played a critical role in securing PPAs and arranging the project financing for 610MW of South African wind projects that were acquired by Lekela Power, the Actis pan-African renewable energy platform in which Mainstream is a minority partner. Before Mainstream, Colin was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 2005 to 2011 where he was a founding member of the International Equity Derivatives team assisting institutional investors manage risk and enhance performance with listed and over-the-counter derivative products. Colin holds an MBA with distinction from the University of Cape Town and a BA in Economics, Magna Cum Laude, from Saint Lawrence University.