Managing Director
Nicholas Smalle
Nic is a Managing Director at Apis team Partners.
He has been with Apis for 5 years and has led on transactions spanning Insurance, Asset Management and Payments. Prior to joining Apis, he was at Old Mutual where he was responsible for OM's Strategic Investment Fund, an on-balance sheet investment vehicle that focused on the expansion of Old Mutual's operations into key African markets.
Preceding that he was at Standard Chartered and McKinsey and Company.
Nic has completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) postgraduate degree at INSEAD, and is also graduate of the University of Cambridge with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in the field of Bioscience.
Hometown
London, UK
Areas of expertise
Insurance, Strategy
Currently located
London, UK
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Prior Experience
Education
Boards & memberships
Curve
Non-executive Director
Click2Sure
Advisory Board
Qlink
Board observer
DPO
Board observer
Areas of focus at Apis
Insurance, Southern Africa, South East Asia
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How would you describe a perfect investment?
35% Dollar EBITDA Growth; Deep moat versus competitors; 6x entry multiple.
What do you like the most about Apis?
A collection of great people; Working with phenomenal entrepreneurs; To create awesome companies.
What is your favourite city in the world? And why?
Cape Town: sun, sea, outdoors; complemented by an emerging market currency.
What is your favourite book/movie? And why?
Not a book, but Matt Levine’s Money Stuff column is probably the best 10 minute daily read that exists.
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