Oliver Drews

Clifftop Colony Capital Partners was founded by Oliver Drews who is convinced there is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurial capital in Africa now and for the years to come, despite the problems Africa undoubtedly still faces. Oliver combines sober realism with a strong passion for the continent, where he grew up. In order to pursue the African opportunity, he left a career in the global investment banking industry spanning over 20 years, where he worked for Dresdner Kleinwort and Credit Suisse as a Managing Director and advised some of the world's leading corporates and investors, sourced transaction opportunities and executed deals. He has worked extensively in emerging and mature markets, notably in Asia and Europe. His experiences range from corporate finance advisory, underwriting & capital raising and leading private equity and venture capital investments. Oliver holds a B.A. (Hons) from the University of the Witwatersrand and a M.A. degree from Johns Hopkins University where he obtained a Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung Scholarship.