We analyse Peta Chennells, senior unlisted investment analyst at Mergence Investment Managers. Which talent would you most like to possess? I wish I could play the piano. My great-grandmother played the piano for the king of England twice and I wish I had inherited those genes! What is the worst investment mistake you’ve made? The one thing I’ve learnt over the years is never to invest in a company when you don’t back the integrity and capabilities of the owners and managers. If someone came to you tomorrow with R100m to invest in just one company, which would it be? I would invest in a high-growth unlisted company that has a social mandate and generates dollar-linked annuity income. What was your first job? I started working when I was 16 as a waitress at Spur. My first real job, after completing articles at Deloitte, was as an investment manager for Metropolitan Capital, a boutique private equity and corporate advisory company specialising in the unlisted financial services sector...
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