Brendon Howard Jones is a distinguished financial services leader with over 30 years of experience navigating developed and emerging markets, with a specialized focus on cross-border transactions and private equity across the Africa-Asia-Middle East investment corridors.
He began his career in investment banking in London, spending six years working with major global financial institutions, including J.P. Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and Citibank. In 2006, Brendon relocated to Mauritius, where he stepped into executive leadership as the Managing Director and shareholder of Inter-Ocean Management Limited, successfully driving its growth prior to its acquisition by the Maitland Group.
In 2015, Brendon co-founded the Ailura Holdings Group, an international financial services platform providing corporate secretarial, administration, and fund administration solutions to global corporates, private equity funds, and family offices. To spearhead the group’s strategic expansion and anchor its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, he relocated to Singapore in 2021.
In addition to being a Director on Ailura Holdings (Singapore) Private Limited, Brendon serves as the CEO of Adansonia Fund Manager Private Limited, a Licenced Fund Management Company licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). In this capacity, he oversees regulated fund structures, including the Adansonia PE Opportunities VCC. He also brings deep corporate governance experience to the ecosystem and has served on the boards and investment committees of several international firms.
Driven by a commitment to fostering cross-border synergies, Brendon founded Connect Africa Southeast Asia, a business networking initiative dedicated to linking human and monetary capital between Southeast Asia and Africa.
Srivathsan (Sri) currently serves as Director in Arise IIP and holds directorship positions in various subsidiaries of the Olam Group.
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