It’s Wednesday! We’re back with our Season 8 finale, featuring Ashenafi Alemu, Managing Partner and Co-founder of Zoscales Partners. With a remarkable journey from Infrastructure and consulting background to becoming a leading figure in East African private equity, Ashenafi has been instrumental in driving sustainable business practices and delivering high returns for investors. In our discussion, we explore what private equity is, the process of its operations, and his experience of running a private equity firm for nearly a decade. Ashenafi shares how they gained their first $70 million from 22 investors in different countries around the world. 0:00 – Intro 3:48 – Who is Ashenafi ? 5:50 – What is Privet equity? 8:43 – Joining Privet equity industry 13:02 –Business model of Privet equity 16:38 – Early Days 20:19 –Daily effort to Long term Success 22:51 – Background required for the industry 35:53 – The equity landscape 42:18 – Doing Due diligence on investors 45:00- Evaluating companies 54:18 – The investment process / the first 100 days 1:01:13 – Managing older partners 1:08:35 – Defensive excuse 1:13:28 – Logic and data on decision making 1:17:07 – What you learned from investing in Ethiopia 1:24:11 – Importance of a board 1:32:16 – The thinking behind open calendar 1:36:55 – Daily routine 1:42:33 – one wisdom #Investment #PrivateEquity #Leadership #sustainablebusiness Social Links https://www.linkedin.com/company/meripodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@meripodcast https://twitter.com/MERI_Podcast https://www.instagram.com/meripodcast/ https://t.me/MERI_PODCAST https://youtube.com/@Meriwoch?si=yIpJ3byprnVNwKi1 Copyright Notice for Meri Podcast: All rights reserved. The content featured in this podcast is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or modification of any portion of this podcast is strictly prohibited. For permission to use our content, please contact us at meripodcastet@gmail.com Thank you for respecting our copyright.