Richard Lund is a seasoned financial executive, specialising in Private Equity, Real Estate and Technology Ventures, who currently serves as a Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Kasada Capital Management, based in Johannesburg.
Kasada Capital Management is a dedicated real estate private equity platform engaging in sustainable investments in the hospitality sector across Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm was launched in 2018 and operates with the backing of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund and Accor, an international hospitality group. Kasada's active presence extends to eight African countries.
Richard has been active in the Finance and Investment industry for more than three decades. His professional journey has taken him through the financial hubs of London, New York, Hong Kong and Johannesburg. His core competencies lie in working closely with the Board of Directors, overseeing an organisation’s financial activities including complex international structuring and taxation, and supervising other support functions including human resources.
Prior...Richard Lund is a seasoned financial executive, specialising in Private Equity, Real Estate and Technology Ventures, who currently serves as a Partner and Chief Financial Officer at Kasada Capital Management, based in Johannesburg.
Kasada Capital Management is a dedicated real estate private equity platform engaging in sustainable investments in the hospitality sector across Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm was launched in 2018 and operates with the backing of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund and Accor, an international hospitality group. Kasada's active presence extends to eight African countries.
Richard has been active in the Finance and Investment industry for more than three decades. His professional journey has taken him through the financial hubs of London, New York, Hong Kong and Johannesburg. His core competencies lie in working closely with the Board of Directors, overseeing an organisation’s financial activities including complex international structuring and taxation, and supervising other support functions including human resources.
Prior to Kasada, Richard spent 19 years at Doughty Hanson, one of the pioneers of European private equity (peak AUM of USD8 billion). Based in London, Richard was CFO and a Member of the Board for his last 9 years working across three asset classes: Private Equity, Real Estate and Technology Ventures.
Richard is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds accreditation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.moreless
Doughty Hanson was a private equity fund manager that specialised in buyout and recapitalisation transactions in relation to upper middle-market companies in Europe.
