GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Africa-wide
AfricInvest is one of the largest, most active and most exciting private equity companies operating on the African continent, managing over USD1.5 billion worth of assets spread across more than fifteen African jurisdictions in a broad range of traditional and growing industry sectors including construction, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness and healthcare.
As Chief Legal Officer, Rafik Mzah plays a key role in the company’s activities and oversees the legal considerations of its fundraising, equity investments, debt transactions and more. Before joining AfricInvest, Mzah practised corporate and finance law as an associate lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in Paris.
Interviewed market insiders single him out as a significant figure in Africa and in the Maghreb in particular, and cite his “excellent level of oversight and where necessary ability to act as the bridge between the business and legal sides.”