Mr. Philip Southwell, FCA
Philip has significant experience in investment banking and principal investing, mostly focused on emerging & frontier markets in Asia, Middle East, Central Europe and in Africa. Prior to becoming a Partner at Chapel Hill, Philip completed investment banking transactions across 33 different countries: Angola, Algeria, Austria, Australia, Brazil, China, Czech, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, UK, and US.
Philip trained as a Chartered Accountant before joining Smith New Court (Merrill Lynch) and he then spent 13 years at Deutsche Bank (of which 5 were based in Asia) promoted into a variety of leadership roles including Head of Asia-Pacific for ECM; Head of Europe for ECM; Head of Coverage for Corporate & Investment Banking (“CIB”) in Europe, Middle East and Africa; Board Director of DB Russia; Head of CIB for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa; COO for CIB in EMEA. At Deutsche Bank, Philip chaired the global equity commitment committee and chaired the loan screening committee for emerging markets, and project finance reported to him. In 2009 he joined EFG-Hermes as CEO of their GCC region & Head of Coverage, then with Bank of America Merrill Lynch as President, MENA region and ExCo member for Emerging Markets (ex-Asia) and was then recruited as CEO of Exotix Partners the specialist emerging markets firm, where he successfully deepened their local market teams and product breadth.
Philip is a Partner and Managing Director of Chapel Hill Denham, Sub-Saharan Africa’s and Nigeria’s largest Investment Firm. Chapel Hill Denham is an investment bank (Nigeria’s and sub-Saharan Africa’s largest); and investment manager (Nigeria’s #1 Alternatives asset manager); and investment firm (investing strategically into sectors accretive to Nigeria’s and Africa’s development). He is a Director of the Asset Management business within Chapel Hill and the investments (private equity and venture) business.
Philip is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (1994) and graduated from Durham University (1989) and Eton College (1985).
