The fast-growing diversified financial services group is acknowledged for Best Alternative Asset Manager and Research Analyst of the Year.
The Mergence group won two awards at the November conference of the Association for Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP):
• Mark van Wyk, Head of Unlisted Investments at Mergence Investment Managers, was acknowledged as Best Alternative Asset Manager (see pensketch below)
• Logan Neels, Head of Equity Derivative Research & Trading at Mergence Africa Capital, was acknowledged as Research Analyst of the Year (see pensketch below).
Masimo Magerman, Mergence Group Managing Director, said: “The ABSIP accolades are a pleasing reflection of what we seek to achieve, employing top talent to grow a truly world-class diversified financial services group.”
Mark van Wyk, Head: Unlisted Investments - Mergence Investment Managers
Mark has specialised for over 16 years in corporate finance, structured finance, specialist income funds and private equity transactions. He is one of the leaders in providing institutional investment offerings in high impact investments in South Africa and is a specialist in renewable energy. He serves on the ASISA Responsible Investments Committee and is a guest lecturer at the UCT Graduate School of Business on topics of impact and responsible investing.
Logan Neels, Head: Equity Derivative Research & Trading - Mergence Africa Capital
Logan heads up the derivatives structuring and trading desk at Mergence Africa Capital, one of only a few black equity derivative brokers in South Africa. Clients include hedge funds, institutional asset managers, equity derivative price makers and pension funds. Logan has worked in financial markets stretches for 16 years, occupying various roles including equity sales trading, propriety equity trading and derivative sales and research. He came third in the Financial Mail Ranking the Analysts survey in 2013, fifth in 2014 and, weighted by assets under management, fourth in 2016.
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