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inSight Solutions Advisory

Corporate Profile

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | New York, NY USA

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Located both in New York, USA and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, inSight combines global expertise in investment management with first-hand knowledge of the challenges and opportunities present in Africa today.

Sectors include: ICT, Finance, Travel & Toursim, Infrastructure, FMCG, & Real Estate. 

Focusing on five key sectors—Environment, Energy, ICT, Infrastructure and Finance—inSight utilizes its proprietary Enter | Learn | Grow | Gain’ framework to identify core challenges, discover innovative solutions, and create sustainable value for its diverse range of domestic and international clients

inSight’s principle objective is to become the leading corporate advisory firm in Ethiopia and the top advisory firms in East Africa by 2015.  We also seek to establish a powerful network of cross-sector partnerships with principle of mutual gain at the core, as well as to become a principle channel of investment into sustainable, profit-oriented ventures, both public and private.inSight Solutions Advisory is a full service

frontier-oriented boutique advisory firm

company overview

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Central Addis AbabaEthiopia

inSight professionals represent extensive experience in advisory, education and

government

Our team is comprised of professionals with expertise across private equity, investment banking, equity analysis and data management

who we are

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Messai TadesseManaging Partner

Messai Tadesse has an MBA from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, a Masters in International Business Management from Sorbonne University in Paris, France, and a Masters in International Finance from Coppead Graduate School of Business in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  He has worked on numerous international business and strategy projects at the World Trade Center Atlanta for various domestic and international clients.

Jesse HollanderManaging Partner

Jesse Hollander received his MBA from Hult International Business School and a BA in Psychology from Boston University. Jesse has extensive experience in international corporate development and international marketing and has worked on several sustainability and innovation-led initiatives for international and domestic corporations.

Michael JohnstonData Analysis

Michael Johnston is a talented data analyst with extensive experience working in the local context in Ethiopia.  Recently, he built data visualization tools for strategic analysis and decision-making at a large Ethiopian institution, and has been working in or studying Ethiopia for 5+ years.   He holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Birmingham-Southern College, focused on descriptive data analysis and optimization of complex or unstructured problems respectively.

Chen ChenChina Analyst

Chen Chen is a senior electrical engineering student at University of Notre Dame and has received her BS in mathematics from Saint Mary's College. A native Chinese, she has worked with the Hong Kong-based AsiaCrest Capital for a summer updating databases of fund of hedge funds, endowment funds, etc. She is currently involved in identifying and initiating contact with potential Chinese investors and corporations that have strategic value in East Africa.

inSight professionals represent extensive experience in advisory, education and

government

Together with key partnerships, inSight is focused on identifying wining investments, sourcing smart capital, and identifying opportunities throughout the region

who are our partners

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Identify cross-investment opportunities within Ethiopia, along with capital raising activities

Provide mentorship to start-up technology companies in East Africa

Identify investment opportunities throughout region

Identify capital providers for projects sourced by IC & PE; projects chiefly sourced within Kenya and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

Identify capital providers for projects sourced by Kendo Development projects chiefly sourced within Kenya and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

Full-Scale Services

SMEs

Multi-nation

al

Hedge

Funds

Private

Equity

M&A AdvisoryStrategic advisory

Market AnalysisFirm Valuation

Partner IdentificationInvestment Identification

Equity Investment

M&A Advisory Assess strategic and financial

needs of clients for expansion/ divestiture or general efficiency

Full-scale market analysis including equity investment

Market/ Firm Analysis Feasibility study of market entry Competitive analysis of client in

local, regional and global market

Select value chain assessment

Partner Identification Along with strategic analysis

(SWOT), identify target/buyer for non-organic growth

Equity Investment For select ventures, equity

capital commitment of up to US $100m+

Potential for syndicate funding

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We provide a diverse range of services to meet the needs of various players in the African

market

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As coordination of East African markets increases, political systems stabilize and global value chains realign to embrace East Africa as an integral component, now is the time to invest in the region

United StatesinSight Solutions Advisory, LLC485 7th Avenue, Suite 1680New York, NY 10018

EthiopiaINSOAD Advisory PLC

Bole KK, Kebele 01, House # NewAddis Ababa, Ethiopia

Office Locations

The East African market represents unprecedented opportunities today

— its people, its markets, itsglobal potential to lead the African

continent, and the world at large, in the 21st century!

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