Oluwasegun Akinwale


About Me

Investment professional with a reputation for fundamental analysis. I am passionate about investment opportunities that are transformative for society.

Location

Irvine, CA
Education
    University of California-Irvine
    August 2023 - June 2025
    degree
    MBA
    majors
    Finance
    Real Estate
    Strategy
    CFA Institute
    University of Abuja
    March 2010 - January 2015
Work Experience
    Coronation Asset Management Limited
    Senior Portfolio Manager
    Lagos, LA, Nigeria
    March 2021 - July 2023
    company
    Coronation Asset Management Limited
    title
    Senior Portfolio Manager
    overview
    • Implemented a tactical allocation on managed portfolios of $384MM, realizing double-digit outperformance over benchmarks. I achieved 137% of the full-year incentive fee budget of $1.2MM in H1 2023. • Executed an active investment strategy with a bottom-up approach that turned around the performance of mutual funds, with 100% outperforming benchmarks and consistently top 5 on the league table. • Managed $56MM bridge financing for capital projects. Performed due diligence on prospective projects, deal sourcing, built financial models, detailed pro-forma cash flows, DCF and post-financing monitoring. • Structured and raised US$20 million in private debt for the acquisition of a 46% stake in a SPV which grants a 4.6% equity position in an oil and gas exploration project. • Executed an FX and Eurobond repo which resulted in the full year 2022 PBT of $2.6 million from a loss of $3.2 million, and downside further limited by a c.42% devaluation and 8% price gain for Eurobond. • Executed a training plan that developed the ability of 4 team members to carry out compressive equity & credit analysis, build three-statement integrated financial models, and sector-specific valuation models and ascertain the impact of system liquidity and fiscal activities on fixed-income instruments.
    Nova Merchant Bank Limited
    Portfolio Manager
    Lagos, LA, Nigeria
    November 2019 - March 2021
    ARM Investment Managers
    Associate, Equity Research
    Lagos, LA, Nigeria
    November 2017 - October 2019
    Cordros Capital Limited
    Senior Analyst, Equity Research
    Lagos, LA, Nigeria
    March 2017 - October 2017
    LeadCapital Plc
    Analyst, Investment Banking and Research
    Lagos, LA, Nigeria
    March 2015 - March 2017
Fun Fact

My best moments are when my daughter calls me Dad.

Passion

Investment opportunities that are transformative for society.

Volunteer
    Edubridge Academy
    March 2015 - present
Leadership
    ARM Investment Managers
    January 2019 - November 2019
    Coronation Asset Management
    Senior Portfolio Manager
    April 2021 - August 2023
Hobbies
Swimming
Walking
Listening to Music