John Opubor

Managing Partner

John has over 20 years’ experience as a principal investor and investment banker in developed, emerging and frontier markets.
 
At Coronation Capital, he leads deal sourcing and deal execution across Financial Services, Technology and Consumer Goods & Services. He has acted as a principal or advisor on a broad array of transactions in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia.
 
As a principal investor he has deployed capital and exited deals in investment businesses within the retail, media, consumer, manufacturing and financial services sectors in Africa and North America.
 
During his investment banking career, he advised clients on M & A transactions in excess of USD 50 billion within the industrials, telecom, retail & consumer and healthcare sectors, amongst others. John previously held senior positions at Actis in Lagos, Nigeria and Credit Suisse in New York. Earlier in his career he held roles of increasing responsibility at Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and Provender Capital Group.
 
He earned a BA in Economics from Columbia University and currently serves as the President of the Columbia University Club of Nigeria.

Tope Adegun

Investment Director

Tope has over 17 years of Principal Investment and Corporate Finance experience, most recently at 8 Miles LLP where he executed private equity investments and drove value creation initiatives at portfolio companies within FMCG and Agri business sectors across West and East Africa over a 7-year period.
 
Prior to that, Tope worked in several Investment Banking roles, including at Merrill Lynch in New York, where he executed over US$ 30b in M&A, capital raise and restructuring transactions for Telecoms, Media and Technology clients. He also previously covered European Telecoms as an Equity Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley in London and had started his career as an Auditor at KPMG in Lagos, Nigeria.
 
Tope holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management (USA) and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Obafemi Awolowo University (Nigeria) where he was a Shell National Merit Scholar.
 

Abeeb Adebayo

Associate

Abeeb is an investment professional with over 5 years of experience in investment banking and other financial services.
 
Prior to joining Coronation Capital, Abeeb worked as a Senior Analyst within the investment banking division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, London focused on M & A advisory services to clients in the Financial Services industry across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
 
He earned a BSc. in Accounting from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria and holds a Certificate in Securities and Derivatives from the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI) UK. He is also an alumnus of SEO London class of 2014.

Molade Elodimuor

Analyst

Molade is an investment professional with a diverse background that spans investment research, investment advisory, consulting and business strategy within emerging and frontier markets over the past 7 years.
 
Before joining Coronation, she was responsible for debt and capital raising at Dangote Industries including $2 billion in debt. Prior to Dangote, she was the Country Representative (Nigeria) RisCura, where she performed independent valuations of portfolio companies and fund managers, buy-side due diligence engagements, financial risk management consulting and pension advisory services.
 
She is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified accountants (ACCA) and holds a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. In addition, she is currently a Level II candidate of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.
 

Ukamaka Okoli

Legal & Compliance Manager

Amaka is a legal practitioner with about a decade of experience advising private equity fund managers, banks and other corporate clients. At Coronation Capital, she provides legal support to the investment team and oversees the compliance and regulatory functions associated with investment transactions as well as the firm’s operations.
 
She was most recently with G. Elias & Co., one of Nigeria’s foremost business law firms, where she specialized in corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity advisory and legal due diligence. She has written articles in and contributed to legal journals and other publications.
 
Amaka holds an LL.B from the Rivers State University of Science & Technology. She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Capital Markets Solicitors Association. She is an alumnus of International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA).
 

Franklin Ajaegbu

Financial Controller

Franklin is a Chartered Accountant and finance professional with over 6 years of experience in audit and consulting services. Prior to joining Coronation Capital, he was a Senior Associate in the financial services Audit division of KPMG Nigeria where he worked as a team lead and senior team member on audit engagements covering banks, pension fund managers, insurance companies and real estate companies.
 
Franklin has a BSc in Accounting from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and is also an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He is currently a Level III candidate of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.

Equi Nwabudike

HSE and Admin Executive

Equi has over 7 years of experience in office administration, safety & health management, industrial hygiene and compliance.
 
As the Admin and HSE Executive at Coronation Capital, Equi leverages her experience in office management to ensure the efficient operations of the firm while assisting in the implementation of HSE and HR policies and procedures.
 
Prior to joining Coronation Capital, Equi served as the Health and Safety risk manager for Boyson Nigeria Ltd.
 
Equi holds a BSc. in Biomedicine (Human Health) from the Brunel University, London, an MSc. in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management from the University of Lagos and certificates in Occupational Health and Safety as well as Environmental Awareness from the British International Safety Organization and the Department of Petroleum Resources. In addition, she is an Associate Member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management, SETPOM.