Speakers - Bryce Fort

Managing Director Emerging Capital Partners

Bryce Fort is a Managing Director and founding partner of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP). With six funds and over $1.6 billion under management, ECP is a leading private equity manager focused exclusively on Africa. Headquartered in Washington DC, ECP has six offices across Africa and a ten-year track record of successful investment in companies operating in over 40 countries on the continent. In this capacity, he is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and recommending investments, performing due diligence and leading transaction teams. Mr. Fort is also deeply involved with operations and strategies related to the ECP management company. Mr. Fort joined the ECP investment team in 2002. Before his employment with ECP, Mr. Fort worked for Deutsche Bank AG's European Healthcare Corporate Finance Group which executed mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies. Mr. Fort received a bachelor's degree cum laude in computer engineering with a minor in economics from Lehigh University. He currently sits on the boards of Cellcom Ltd, Wananchi Group Holdings and Falcon Gold Mines Ltd

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