I can see @Guru me has recruited some lieutenant in @hamburglar and I don't want to take the QW side. So I will sit on the fence.

Is it commission based or Guru me will become a shareholder in the SPV to own the asset?

@hamburglar- The reason we are not doing venture capital or angel investing is because it does not fit our risk profile. Start ups (esp in Africa) are hugely risky even if you diversify your risk based on industry. Not to say that they will not be attractive in the near future. I personally feel that China is increasingly becoming uncompetitive in as far as its key economic drivers (in my opinion) are concerned- cheap labour.

There are very few locales left and I believe Africa, if we can get our act together, is primed to fill this gap. Kenya (still my opinion) with its relative stability, advantageous geographical location (hub for most East and Central African countries) highly educated population and fairly decent English speakers stands a very good chance of benefiting from all the coming changes. I know for a fact that Chinese firms are seriously looking for partnerships in Africa. This is something I feel we should all look into as there will be a lot of cake to go around.

We are not looking at stock or debt markets as we feel we are adequately exposed to these. Yes we would consider leveraged buyouts as long as there is a demonstrable upside to the deal.

Basically what we are interested in is discounted assets (selling below their market values) that someone might have come across but lacked the financial capacity to pursue. It would help if they were more on the "sure deal" side of things rather than the "speculative" side of things.

Once we have a deal that we feel will work, we normally work on a % of profit that way we both have a vested interest in seeing the deal work. Structure of execution is mutually agreed on a case by case basis.

I realise that there are not too many such deals around hence our casting our nets far and wide- which pretty much explains this post.

Guys just open your eyes !!!!!!!!!!!! this @guru me is a SCAMMMMM . after all these time he cannot post his contacts or physical address here and he's requesting business ??? i smell a rat !!
he's very good at talking slick and thats what all criminals do when cornered...Keep of him...

he isa hoax ...how many have we seen here ..lakini @guru is a diferent type of scammer choosin to stick around and use words to sway us ...
somebody better tell him ulisha patikana....better change that username and come again w/ another trick ...

@qw has urinated on a bee hive. Somethong about guru me that i really cannot place. Sounds like the academic type who went to one of the national schools. Just got or about to get his MBA. Ideas galore but little money in the bank.