Brian Rainier, CFA
Education
CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst Certification, Chartered Financial Analyst 2000-01-01 - 2002-01-01
University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), MBL 1987-01-01 - 1990-01-01
University of the Witwatersrand
Engineer’s Degree, Chemical Engineering 1980-01-01 - 1983-01-01
St Stithians
High School, Matriculation 1966-01-01 - 1977-01-01Work Experience
LRMG
Current
LRMG
Pula Capital Partners
Current
Pula Capital Partners
Entrepital
Current
Entrepital
Institute of Directors South Africa
2000-01-01 - 2022-12-01
Institute of Directors South Africa
Merchantec Capital
2007-01-01 - 2021-06-01
Merchantec Capital
(AICA) Alliance of International Corporate Advisors
2014-01-01 - 2021-01-01
(AICA) Alliance of International Corporate Advisors
Softstart BTI
2000-01-01 - 2011-01-01
Softstart BTI
Brainier Capital & Consulting
2003-01-01 - 2006-01-01
Brainier Capital & Consulting
Wipcapital / Wiphold
2000-01-01 - 2003-01-01
Wipcapital / Wiphold
ING
1998-01-01 - 2000-01-01
ING
Skills
Summary
Brian's specialization is in Mergers & Acquisitions, Valuations and Private Equity Investing, where he is a director of and adviser to a number of companies, including LRMG and Pula Capital Partners. Brian has over 38 years business experience having qualified as a Chemical Engineer, but moving quite quickly into the IT sector where he worked for IBM & HP and was a founding partner in an innovative high tech software company, which he sold successfully in the 1990's. Along the way he completed an MBA (MBL) and switched careers at the turn of the millennium into Financial Services on completing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification. He was consistently a Financial Mail rated analyst specialising in Mid & Small cap companies and then active in corporate finance (M&A) and private equity investing. As a Sponsor Executive with the JSE for over a decade he was actively involved in listing and advising a number of Small & Mid cap companies. Specialties: Corporate Finance: Valuations, Private Equity, M&A, BEE advisory & structuring, Capital Raising, Listings and IPO's.
