Our Story
About Ascendi Capital Inc.
VISION STATEMENT
- To build a strong investment management brand that will become the number one choice for investors, individuals and businesses in the small to mid-sized market in U.S., Canada and internationally.
MISSION STATEMENT
- To provide professional, reliable, trusted, and result-oriented investment management and advisory services that help investors, and businesses to effectively grow and preserve their wealth through real assets with competitive returns.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES
- Operating with integrity, transparency, and alignment of interests.
- Building a brand and reputation of long-term growth focus.
- Developing real partnerships through high-quality service delivery.
- Prioritizing capital preservation while delivering competitive risk-adjusted returns.
Adeola (Ade) Oladimeji
CAIA, CPA, ACCA
Leadership
Founder & Managing Partner
Adeola (Ade) has about two decades of investment and financing experience of which 17+ years have been in real assets – real estate, power (conventional & and renewable energy), oil & gas, healthcare, infrastructure, logistics, and SaaS specializing in private equity, M&A and strategy advisory in U.S., Canada and internationally. He is privileged to have helped invest and advised on $ 1 billion+ USD private equity and M&A advisory transactions.
As Head of Alternative Investments at TAK Asset Management, Adeola was responsible for and led all private equity investment programs and M&A transactions. While at Kappafrik Group, he held multiple senior management positions – Director, Private Equity; CFO; and Senior Investment Adviser including non-executive director at Kappafrik Ghana Ltd. He was a member of the investment team at the defunct Abucap – a private equity Fund providing growth capital to small-to-medium sized oil & and gas, power, and infrastructure companies in Nigeria and West Africa.
Adeola holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.
A charter-holder and member of:– CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst), US– CPA (Chartered Professional Accountants), Canada– ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), UK
Davidson Oturu
LL.B, LL.M MBA
Leadership
Independent Advisor
Davidson is an experienced corporate lawyer, financier, and investor. He is the Managing Partner at Nubia Capital, a US-based Venture Capital Firm focused on funding and investing in tech-enabled startups in Africa.
With almost two decades of experience, he offers guidance to businesses in fintech, media, telecommunications, IT, private equity, and financial services.
Davidson serves as an advisor to multiple enterprises and a non-executive director on different boards. He is an active investor in early-stage startups. He is a mentor at the Founder Institute, an international pre-seed accelerator, and mentor on matters related to regulatory compliance, intellectual property, and startup-related challenges.
Previously, he was a partner at AELEX, a leading law firm in Nigeria and Ghana, where he led the firm's Startups, Innovation, and Technology Practice. Davidson has been involved in mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and management for a diverse clientele.
Davidson played a pivotal role in conceiving and drafting the Nigeria Startup Act, addressing regulatory and financial challenges faced by tech-enabled startups. He was appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council and the National Council for Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurship for the Act's implementation and monitoring. Additionally, he contributed to the framework for fintech usage in the Nigerian capital market as part of the SEC Committee.
In 2022, Davidson initiated the Davidson Oturu Law School Scholarship, a component of the Davidson Oturu Mentorship Initiative, supporting exceptional scholars from disadvantaged backgrounds in their pursuit of legal education. He conducts regular mentorship sessions, fostering ethical professionalism and community engagement.
Davidson holds an LL.B from the University of Ibadan, an LL.M in International Business Law from the University of Cumbria, and an MBA from Queen Mary University of London. Davidson is an active contributor and writer for various journals and publications and a sought-after speaker both at local and international events.
Our Primary Focus
Ascendi Capital Inc. is a private investment management firm with a focus on real assets investing and M&A buy-side advisory. We specialize in providing tailored investment solutions and M&A buy-side advisory services to accredited investors, small-to-midsize businesses, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and corporate clients to address their growth and investment pain points.
We understand that some of our clients and partners are interested in buying businesses and/or making investments but are scared or at loss with the process. Yes, they are right to be scared because no one wants to or should lose their money when buying or investing. At Ascendi, we are here to make sure they are confident and make informed decisions about the undertaking, reward, and risks of buying or investing.
Ascendi Capital successfully help clients and partners through the process to ensure that their decision aligns perfectly with their objectives. We help through every step of:
Identifying
quality targets with defensible fundamentals;
Obtaining
the most favourable and win-win acquisition terms;
Performing
deep-dive due diligence & quality of earnings analysis;
Analyzing
the business model fit and growth strategy;
Closing
closing the acquisition/transaction; and/or
Exiting
post-acquisition management to.
Our Core Practices
Clients and partners we work with:
Accredited investors or business owners who are ready to start the process of identifying acquisition targets or investments. Accredited investors or business owners who have already identified interested target business(s) and/or investments.
Corporation's investment pain points:
Ascendi Capital was founded to help with
Overpaying for business acquisition and/or acquiring businesses with legacy issues;
Earning poor and unpredictable returns and/or losing a significant amount if not all invested capital; and/or
Investing in assets that do not preserve nor grow their money to build generational wealth.
We help you minimize or take away those pain challenges.
Informed Decisions
Ascendi Capital helps individuals and businesses make
Ascendi Capital helps to protect, preserve invested capital, and help build generational wealth. We support navigating the entire process of investing in real assets and buying businesses with an unbiased perspective.
This means that we consider all possible variables and factors to ensure that the investment is preserved and generates sustainable returns.
For our real asset investing partners, investing in real assets comes with the potential to deliver predictable, stable income streams, capital growth, and robust protection against inflation. Real assets have proved to be relatively resilient in times of market volatility, and also help to achieve good levels of diversification as part of an overall investment portfolio.
If you are looking for a trusted partner to help you navigate the complex nature of investment management and M&A to achieve your investment goals, contact us today to schedule a consultation. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing how we can help you succeed.
Real & Trusted Investing Partners
Ascendi Capital exists to be your
For our real asset investing partners, investing in real assets comes with the potential to deliver predictable, stable income streams, capital growth, and robust protection against inflation.
Real assets have proved to be relatively resilient in times of market volatility, and also help to achieve good levels of diversification as part of an overall investment portfolio.
If you are looking for a trusted partner to help you navigate the complex nature of investment management and M&A to achieve your investment goals, contact us today to schedule a consultation. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing how we can help you succeed.
