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Brian’s Biography

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Brian Myerson is a hedge fund pioneer and the Chief Executive of Principle Capital Group. He entered the UK market with an activist investment strategy in 1989 and co-founded the Active Value group in 1992. Over the following two decades, he made and realised investments worth over US$1bn and clients included some of the most well-known family offices, institutional investors and the largest sovereign wealth and pension funds in the world.

He led the foundation of private investment firm Principle Capital Group in 2004. Under his leadership, the group has grown substantially, holding several significant strategic investments with assets under management and administration of over US$2bn. Its core investment focus is on the infrastructure, real estate and fiduciary services sectors.

Brian has strong ties to his home country of South Africa and the African continent, where he has made several investments, worth over US$800m, since 2003. Interests in Africa include investment into and subsequent sale of Sage Life to Momentum, one of South Africa’s largest insurance groups; raising... Brian Myerson is a hedge fund pioneer and the Chief Executive of Principle Capital Group. He entered the UK market with an activist investment strategy in 1989 and co-founded the Active Value group in 1992. Over the following two decades, he made and realised investments worth over US$1bn and clients included some of the most well-known family offices, institutional investors and the largest sovereign wealth and pension funds in the world.

He led the foundation of private investment firm Principle Capital Group in 2004. Under his leadership, the group has grown substantially, holding several significant strategic investments with assets under management and administration of over US$2bn. Its core investment focus is on the infrastructure, real estate and fiduciary services sectors.

Brian has strong ties to his home country of South Africa and the African continent, where he has made several investments, worth over US$800m, since 2003. Interests in Africa include investment into and subsequent sale of Sage Life to Momentum, one of South Africa’s largest insurance groups; raising US$180m for the launch of the London-listed Africa-focused infrastructure fund PME African Infrastructure Opportunities cornerstoned by the Qatar Investment Authority; investment into Earthchild Clothing, one of South Africa’s leading childrenswear brands and its subsequent sale to Truworths; leading a consortium of investors, including Futuregrowth, a division of Old Mutual, in an investment in Connect Group and its subsequent sale to Nasdaq listed Net1; and the acquisition of a controlling stake in the leading African railway services solutions provider Traxtion in partnership with the Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund.

He is Chairman of Traxtion and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy. He served as Chairman or Board of Directors of nine companies listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges, including Sirius Real Estate, Liberty, MWB Group, Greycoat and Sage Life. moreless

Brian’s Background

Principle Capital Group

Co-Founder & Chief Executive

Nov 2004 - Present

The Principle Capital Group is a private investment firm with interests in Europe and Southern Africa. In addition to its investment interests, it also provides fiduciary and administrative services globally.

PME African Infrastructure Opportunities PLC

Director

2007 - 2010

PME's investment goal, as an investment fund, was to create significant overall returns for investors by investing in infrastructure projects and related opportunities across a number of Sub-Saharan African countries.

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Board Positions

Principle Capital Group

Executive Chairman

Nov 2004 - Present

The Principle Capital Group is a private investment firm with interests in Europe and Southern Africa. It also provides administrative and fiduciary services globally.

Traxtion

Chairman

2017 - Present

Johannesburg, ZA

Traxtion is the largest private rail operator in Southern Africa with its own fleet of rolling stock and a state of the art maintenance facility in Rosslyn near Pretoria in South Africa. It has delivered leading rail services and solutions across Sub-Saharan Africa for over 30 years, including in Botswana, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Previous Board Positions

Earthchild Clothing

Board Member

2009 - 2015

Cape Town, ZA

Earthchild is a leading kids’ organic fashion brand in South Africa. Its clothing line is noted for its style, comfort and quality.

Sirius Real Estate

Director

2008 - 2010

Saint Peter Port, GG

Sirius Real Estate is a leading owner and operator of business parks, mixed-use workspaces and offices in Germany and the UK, providing facilities for small and medium-sized businesses to flourish.

Liberty PLC

Board Member

2000 - 2010

London, UK

Liberty is one of London's leading destination stores. It is located in a Tudor-style building which houses high-end luxury fashion and homeware, and holds a famous fabrics collection which it sells globally.

Sage Life

Non-Executive Director

Johannesburg, ZA

Sage was a company listed in Johannesburg that specialised in the provision of investment solutions and life insurance products in South Africa.

Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group PLC

Chairman

2002 - 2005

London, UK

Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group PLC (MWB Group Holdings) was a British-based property investment and development company. It was headquartered in London and owned the Malmaison and Hotel du Vin groups (now part of Frasers Property), the Park Lane and West India Quay hotels, MWB Business Exchange (now part of IWG) and the Marble Arch Tower.

Greycoat PLC

Board Member

1994 - 1996

London, UK

Greycoat was a listed company focused on central London property developments, including Embankment Place and Moor House. In 1999 it was taken private and continues to be one of the leading investors and developers in the central London office market.

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Brian’s Education

University of the Witwatersrand

LLB

University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Commerce