Beyond the Obvious
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Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI) is one of Africa’s largest alternative investment managers with over $4.1bn under management in infrastructure, private equity, mezzanine debt and impact funds. OMAI is a member of Old Mutual Investment Group, the South African investment management arm of Old Mutual. The company chooses to make a positive impact across Africa by going ‘Beyond the Obvious’ to uncover opportunities others may overlook, according to Paul Boynton, Joint CEO. Paul has been Head of Alternative Investments since 2004. He chairs the Alternative Assets Investment Committee and has served on the boards of African Infrastructure Investment Managers, Assore, African Clean Energy Development, CIT, J&J, Life Healthcare, Metcash, Mezzanine Partners, Old Mutual Investment Group, Pepkor, Tourvest and Phembani.