Kofi started Sarpong Capital after spending six years at The Royal Bank, five years at Deloitte and a year at Standard Chartered Bank. During his time at The Royal Bank, he led the operational setup of the treasury front office function including designing the workflow and control environment.
He has attended numerous FX, Money Market, Derivative and Fixed Income Trading training courses held by Citibank, Exam Ready, ACI Ghana and the National Banking College. Kofi is passionate about markets and is a guest lecturer on Global Master Repurchase Agreements (GMRAs) and Repo Markets at the National Banking College in Ghana.
At Deloitte, he advised on over USD 1 billion of Ghanaian debt and equity transactions focusing on strategy and execution of fundraisings and restructurings for Financial Institutions, Transport, Manufacturers, Healthcare Institutions and Public Sector focused entities.
Kofi has been involved in numerous valuation, M&A and Leveraged Finance transactions spanning the financial services, shipping, transportation and real estate industries. His time at Standard Chartered Bank was spent with the Structured Trade Finance team where he focused on originating and syndicating structured trade finance products.
He is an ACCA charter holder, holds a specialist MSc. in Accounting and Finance from Manchester Business School and holds a BSc. (Honours) in Accounting from the University of Hull. Kofi has overall responsibility for all business lines, governance and operations at Sarpong Capital.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Yaw joins Sarpong Capital after spending three years with Deloitte’s Corporate Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst and after four years at Sahel Bank as a client relationship manager. Yaw holds a BSc in Economics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a Masters in Finance and Accountancy from the University of Westminster and is an ACCA Charter holder.
At Sarpong Capital Yaw is the Chief Operating Officer overseeing the smooth running of the business and its operations. Yaw oversees the Regulatory Compliance, Finance & Administration and Investment Banking operations of the firm.
Chief Operations Officer
Before joining Sarpong Capital, Jacinta was the Head of finance at TG Finance & Leasing, a non-bank financial institution in Accra.
She also spent eight years with the UT Bank as a Finance Manager and later a Finance Business Partner.
Jacinta is an experienced finance professional who has executed several transactions, including corporate restructuring, due diligence, and mergers and acquisitions.
Jacinta is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). She is an Accounting graduate from the University of Ghana.
At Sarpong Capital, Jacinta oversees the Firm’s Finance Division and regulatory reporting.
Chief Finance Officer
Biggles joins Sarpong Capital after spending time with Deloitte & Touche as an auditor, Access Bank as a Currency Trader, and recently with NorthStar Home Finance as Treasurer.
Biggles holds a BSc in Administration and an MBA in Management Information Systems from the University of Ghana Business School and is an ACCA Charter holder. Biggles also holds an ACI Dealing certificate for financial markets dealing.
His role at Sarpong Capital currently includes responsibility for the firm’s Institutional Capital Markets business. He enjoys problem-solving and football and supports Liverpool FC.
Head, Institutional Capital Markets
Yomi, as she prefers to be called, has over the last decade built a stellar career in the Research, Credit Ratings and Consulting financial services segments. Prior to joining Sarpong Capital, roles she performed in include Financial Consultant to real sector corporates and Senior Research Analyst with Agusto & Co. a pan-African credit ratings agency.
Yomi is also a development enthusiast with deep experience spanning macroeconomic research & analysis, modelling & forecasting, policy solutions, training, risk assessment and credit risk ratings, across various sectors in Africa.
Yomi is a Mathematics with Economics graduate of the University of Exeter, UK. She also attended Warwick Business School, UK and Principia College, USA at various stages. Her interests include travelling, playing volleyball, tennis, and dancing.
At Sarpong Capital, Yomi is the Head of our Research Division with responsibility for all research output of the firm.
Head, Research