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Laila Macharia is the Founder of Scion Real,a diversified investment firm headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. == Biography == Laila Macharia was born in Nairobi, Kenya and grew up in Kenya, Somalia and Namibia. At the age of 18, she relocated alone to the United States where she lived until her return to East Africa in 2003. In 2006, Macharia founded Scion Real, an investment firm focused on urban development in Africa. The firm provides investment solutions for institutional investors and multinationals expanding into and within Africa. For private projects, Scion Real has raised funding commitments of more than US$30 million. The firm has also worked alongside (Kenya’s Ministry of Housing ), the Rwanda Development Board and the Ministry of Housing & Physical Planning in South Sudan to mobilize private capital for urban development. In 2013, Scion Real was appointed to structure investor opportunities for the historic (Konza City ). The firm has also been working on a World Bank project identifying private sector investment opportunities in the planned commuter rail stations under Nairobi Medtro 2030.〔Nairobi Metro 2030〕 Scion Real appears to be expanding its activities beyond real estate evidenced by recent acquisitions in media & entertainment as well as higher education. Prior to establishing Scion Real, Macharia managed US$ portfolios and transactions for organizations in Africa and the United States. Her experience includes work at the New York office of Clifford Chance as a Corporate Associate. There, she coordinated a US$5 billion multi-currency bond financing program and supported a similar US$4 billion program issuing securities on the New York, Luxembourg and Tokyo Stock Exchanges. Macharia also managed an Africa-wide funding portfolio at the Global Fund for Women in Palo Alto, California. Macharia is currently a director at Centum, the largest listed private equity firm in East Africa. She also is the elected Vice Chairman of the (Kenya Private Sector Alliance ), the leading business lobby in East Africa, and serves as an Advisor for (Acumen ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laila Macharia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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