Phil Goodwin saw the potential in East African investment markets as early as 2005, and is Fusion’s Founding investor as well as Chairman of the principal Group Companies and of the Investment Committee.
Phil is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Group, performance of the Board, performance of the portfolio and fund raising.
Phil has a lifelong career in private equity investment, predominantly in the UK, but also in other parts of Europe, Japan, and Africa.
His early and formative career was spent at 3i, after which he moved to HSBC Private Equity and co-led the management buy-out in 2002, when HSBC Private Equity became Montagu Private Equity.
Montagu is a mid-market private fund typically investing in transaction sizes of GBP£50m to GBP£250m. Montagu had funds and investments under management exceeding GBP£3 billion in 2005, and consistently delivered +30% IRRs over a ten-year period.
Phil holds a Masters from Oxford University and a Doctorate from Manchester University.