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Adeniran Ajakaiye and the distance between money and a road
After a career in Nigerian banking and American consulting, Adeniran Ajakaiye co-founded Africa Plus Partners. His work now reaches into a 125-kilometre highway concession and a student housing programme, where financial plans must become places people can use.
Nicolas Rubio and the years after the ribbon
A civil engineer who became an infrastructure investor, Nicolas Rubio has spent his career moving between the building site and the balance sheet. At Meridiam, the question is how a public project keeps earning its place in everyday life.
Ayaan Adam and the price of building for tomorrow
From a mathematics degree to climate finance, Ayaan Adam has spent her career connecting capital with development. At AFC Capital Partners, she is asking investors to account for the weather an African infrastructure project will face long after its opening day.
Manuel Rodríguez Arregui and the work after the ribbon is cut
From Mexico’s transport ministry to AINDA, Manuel Rodríguez Arregui has built a career around the systems people use every day. His argument for responsible investment begins with what happens after the opening ceremony.