Tiago Laranjeiro

Mr. Laranjeiro has been leading ACP in the preparation and launch of FIPA, the first private equity fund focused exclusively on the Angolan market.
He is a member of Norfund’s investment team in Southern Africa as an Investment Manager, having been previously involved in the deals of Norfund’s Direct Investments department in the region.
Prior to joining Norfund, he was a Project Officer for AMSCO, a project of the UNDP under execution by the IFC (World Bank Group).
In that capacity, he was responsible for the origination, execution and monitoring of projects consisting of supplying professional management and capacity building assistance to private sector client companies in Africa.
Tiago initiated AMSCO’s activities in Angola and coordinated the operational structure for project implementation.
In addition to Angola, he was also the country manager for Mozambique and for South Africa.
Earlier, Tiago also worked for 6 years in the Private Equity and Corporate Advisory departments of Banco Privado Portugues, a Portuguese Investment Bank with headquarters in Lisbon.
He is a graduate in Business Management from Universidade Catolica in Lisbon and he received his MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management, with a second year concentration in finance at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.