Shafiek Rawoot
Executive

Shafiek Rawoot is a Partner at Vuna Partners with over 16 years of experience in private equity and investment holding.

Immediately prior to his position at Vuna Partners, Shafiek held the position of Financial Director at African Phoenix Investments Limited since 1 July 2018.

In 2011, Shafiek assisted in the restructuring of Brait from a Private Equity entity to a listed investment holding company, making on balance sheet investments. He was integral in the execution of large transactions such as the acquisitions by Brait of Premier Foods and Pepkor in South Africa, and Virgin Active and New Look in the UK, as well as the disposal of Pepkor to Steinhoff in 2015, one of the largest corporate deals in South Africa. Shafiek resigned as Financial Director of Brait in June 2018, where his responsibilities included engagement with advisors and regulators in South Africa, Malta, Mauritius and the UK, as well as regularly reporting to Brait’s fully non-executive Board based in Malta.

He started at Brait as Fund CFO for Brait Fund 2 and Brait Technology and Innovation Fund 1, which ran concurrently. While realising and winding down these funds, he transitioned to Fund CFO for Brait Fund 3 and thereafter, Brait Fund 4. His responsibilities included full administration, governance and accounting functions, as well as assisting the Investment Team in executing investment acquisitions and disposals, and reporting to Limited Partners and Advisory Boards. These responsibilities covered both South African and offshore funds. Investor relations responsibilities included reporting and presenting to Limited Partners such as large South African institutions and retirement funds as well as large US & UK blue chip institutions. These large institutions were further reported to as independent members of the Advisory Boards of the Funds.

After completing his articles with KPMG in 2005, he spent time with Old Mutual and Goldman Sachs in London before joining Brait in Johannesburg in 2008.