Leadership

Over 30 years of corporate finance experience including CEO of Amber Fusion, Inc., Kinde & Co Ltd., Chairman of Fearnley & Kinde Ltd. and Senior Advisor to Savvy Capital. Previously, he was CEO of Boustead & Co. Ltd, the oldest British merchant banking firm founded by Edward Boustead in 1828. Before that, he was the founder of Libertas Capital and was the Executive Chairman of Libertas Capital Group plc. He later served as the Senior Partner of Libertas Partners LLP. This investment bank focused on technology, clean technology, and renewable energy, with regulated subsidiaries in London, Los Angeles, New York, Stockholm, Dubai, and Hong Kong. Before that, Jakob held several senior positions at Kleinwort Benson including Managing Director and Head of Nordic Corporate Finance where he worked on significant corporate finance transactions involving equity new issues, IPOs, mergers, and acquisitions, with transactions in various sectors including financial services, engineering/technology, renewable energy, and forestry/paper. Jakob began his career at Samuel Montagu & Co Ltd (now HSBC Investment Banking) in 1982, where he worked in corporate finance in London and Stockholm. He was also part of the joint venture Carnegie Montagu AB between Samuel Montagu & Co. Limited and Carnegie Fondkommission AB. He also founded and was Chairman of Noble Tree Housing Limited, which was wholly owned by Noble Tree Foundation Limited. This UK-registered charity focused on housing for vulnerable people. B.Sc. in Economics from University College London (UCL), a Certified Diploma in Accountancy and Finance (C.Dip.A.F.) and Member Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (M.C.S.I.).

With over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, he previously served as Chief Investment Officer at Boustead Asset Management Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boustead & Co. Ltd., the oldest British merchant banking firm founded by Edward Boustead in 1828. In this role, he managed the Boustead Investment Fund PCC, a fully licensed and regulated emerging markets fund specializing in both traditional (oil & gas) and renewable energy sectors. Prior to that, he was a Partner, Shareholder, and Head of Securities Research at Nova Capital Global Markets in New York City, where he led the research division. Here, he oversaw macroeconomic and microeconomic reports prepared for portfolio managers of the New Bridge Global Opportunities Fund, an event-driven fund targeting emerging markets across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He was also a member of the investment committee and played a key role in growing and managing institutional investor relationships. Additionally, he contributed regularly to financial media outlets such as the Financial Times and Thomson Reuters, publishing a monthly commentary on global capital markets distributed to over 23 countries. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Investment Banking at C.K. Cooper & Co. (now part of ROTH Capital Partners), focusing on energy clients in the upstream (E&P) sector, with additional experience across midstream, downstream, and integrated oil & gas companies. Before that, he was Director of Investment Banking at Ascendiant Capital Markets in Los Angeles, where he worked across multiple sectors and industries. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).