FUSION OF DEEP EXPERTISE
The team’s competitive advantage lies in the seamless integration of its core disciplines, creating a comprehensive investment process from origination to exit. This integrated system begins with specialist expertise in the impact investing space, which enables the team to source and structure complex opportunities across Asia and Sub-Saharian Africa.
This capability is supported by top-tier corporate law and cross-border M&A acumen, which de-risks execution and ensures robust legal frameworks for investments in both Asia and Africa. Layered over this entire process is a seasoned private equity discipline focused on financial institutions and emerging markets, providing the rigorous investment framework, strategic management, and clear exit strategies essential for delivering superior returns and sustainable impact.
This interplay of skills provides comprehensive coverage and deep, established networks across our key target regions. This powerful combination of expertise is built on a foundation of long-standing professional collaboration, with core members having partnered successfully for up to a decade. This history of seamless execution and a shared investment philosophy de-risks complex transactions and provides investors with a proven, unified decision-making framework.
Extensive experience in emerging and developing markets
Our investment team represents a synthesis of deep market experience, a substantial track record, and a strategic geographical focus on the high-growth emerging markets of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The team's collective strength is derived not just from individual accomplishment, but from the powerful integration of complementary skills in law, finance, and private equity. This cohesive unit is exceptionally positioned to navigate complex transactional landscapes by integrating rigorous legal and M&A structuring and a disciplined private equity investment framework.
Our leadership's strategic capabilities are proven by a measurable history of achievement. Their collective performance underscores a consistent ability to source, execute, and manage sustainable value creation. Over 60 years of combined professional experience in corporate law and private equity, across premier global and regional institutions, exceeding $13.5 billion in aggregate transaction volume in over 330 transactions executed, demonstrating a unique capability to manage deals ranging from early-stage venture investments to corporate acquisitions.
The team brings a strong track record in sourcing, structuring, and managing equity investments in frontier financial markets, with a disciplined investment process and an active governance approach
that adds value beyond capital.
THE BLUE BRIDGE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Wladislaw Solounov (Europe)
Wladislaw Solounov (Europe)
Wladislaw Solounov (Europe)
Private equity and M&A professional with over two decades of experience in investments across emerging markets and developing economies. Founder of Blue Bridge SVC.
Clarence Anthony (Asia)
Wladislaw Solounov (Europe)
Wladislaw Solounov (Europe)
Founder of Clarence & Partners with two decades of experience in M&A, Private equity, corporate advisory, and commercial law.
John B. Birungi (Africa)
Wladislaw Solounov (Europe)
John B. Birungi (Africa)
M&A and Investment professional with two decades of experience and extensive track record in Africa.
Axel Dalheimer (Europe)
Wladislaw Solounov (Europe)
John B. Birungi (Africa)
Extensive experience in consulting, corporate marketing and corporate communications in Europe and Africa.
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