Nicholas Smalle
Partner
Nic is a Partner at Apis. He has been with Apis for 6 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.
Profile
Hometown
London, UK
Currently located
Singapore, Singapore
Areas of expertise
Insurance, Strategy
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Q&A
35% Dollar EBITDA Growth; Deep moat versus competitors; 6x entry multiple.
A collection of great people; Working with phenomenal entrepreneurs; To create awesome companies.
Cape Town: sun, sea, outdoors; complemented by an emerging market currency.
Not a book, but Matt Levine’s Money Stuff column is probably the best 10 minute daily read that exists.
Prior experience
Old Mutual
Investment professional
Actis
Coffee maker
Standard Chartered
Associate Director
McKinsey and Co.
Analyst
Education
INSEAD
MBA
Cambridge University
MPhil, Bioscience
University of Pretoria
Biotechnology
Areas of focus at Apis
Insurance, Southern Africa, South East Asia
Boards & memberships
Curve
Non-executive Director
Click2Sure
Advisory Board
Qlink
Board observer
DPO
Board observer
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