About Imara

Imara is an investment banking and asset management group renowned for its knowledge of African markets. We are differentiated by our expertise in the creation of solutions that respond to the unique challenges and opportunities of sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean territories.

The Group is medium sized and has offices in Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, the UK and associate offices in Malawi and Zimbabwe. We have a working relationship with Stockbrokers Zambia, Namibia Equity Brokers and Mac Capital in Dubai.

We are independent and privately owned, enabling objective decision-making in the service of our clients. We are active participants in the region's financial markets and maintain one of the largest research coverage of regional equities. Funds under management exceed US$ 135m and funds under administration exceed US$ 750m.

We provide specialised financial products and services which can be broadly catagorised into three primary operating areas:

• Corporate Finance & Advisory Services
• Institutional and Private Client Asset Management
• Securities Trading

Imara Group subsidiaries are regulated by: The Bank of Botswana, the FSA in the UK, the FSB, JSE, SAFEX in South Africa, ZSE and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the Reserve Bank of Malawi.

Our Philosophy

Imara believes in the people and potential of Africa. We complement local knowledge with global standards and prefer the challenge of leadership to the supposed safety of the herd. We stay close to Africa because this keeps Imara - and our clients - close to huge opportunities.

The Imara Group is fully committed to servicing African capital markets and intends to maintain a leading market position differentiated by the unique African perspective. We pride ourselves in successfully concluding challenging transactions in developing capital markets. Our roots are African, our skills are world class.

Our Strengths

We use African knowledge to manage risk and create innovative solutions to maximise returns. We enjoy the freedom bestowed by lean structures. We are flexible and responsive, yet maintain stringent ethical standards and commit to rigorous corporate governance.

Our Mission

To build a relationship driven financial services group focused on providing first class products and services to our corporate, institutional and high net worth clients.