The Kisby Fund: Crafting the new and underwriting your future

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BizNews founder Alec Hogg speaks to Mark Barnes and Sean Emery - founders of the newly established Kisby Fund who have distilled the intention of the fund into putting money to work into the M of SMEs. While the fund has generated much excitement, Emery and Barnes explain the red tape they are faced with in forging the bridge that is needed between the private equity box and the debt box. As disruptors, they believe that once they have overcome this obstacle and ‘crafted the new’ - many more funds will follow this exact approach of investing into the mid-sized space. - Nadya Swart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Sep 2020 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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