Investment Committee
Peter Korsholm
Chairman of the Investment Committee
Peter is the Chairman of the Investment Committee and brings many years of private equity investment experience. Prior to Zoscales, he was the CFO of AAK AB, a former Partner at EQT, and the Head of EQT Denmark, where he took an active role in developing Danish operations and responsibility for some of the largest private equity deals in Denmark. Peter received an MBA with distinction from INSEAD (France) and holds an MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics (UK) and a BSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark).
Peter Korsholm
Chairman of the Investment Committee
Ashenafi Alemu
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Ashenafi is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Zoscales Partners and a Member of the Investment Committee. He has over a decade of experience in management consulting, infrastructure investments, and economic policy both in East Africa and Europe. Previously, he took part in establishing a corporate finance and management-consulting boutique in Addis Ababa: North-South Consulting Group. He holds an MSc in Economics from Aarhus University (Denmark), a BSc in International Business from Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), and a BSc from Aarhus School of Business (Denmark).
Ashenafi Alemu
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Jacop B. Rentschler
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Jacop is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Zoscales Partners and a Member of the Investment Committee. Before Zoscales, Jacop made his mark in the investment management area for over a decade, undertaking investment advisor and client portfolio manager roles with Rothschild, Nordea Asset Management, and UBS. He worked with UHNWIs, family offices, institutional investors, and foundations. Jacop holds a CEMS Master’s in International Management from HEC Paris (France), an MSc in Applied Economics and Finance from Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), and a BSc in International Business from Aarhus School of Business (Denmark).
Jacop B. Rentschler
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Yidnekachew Ayele
Operating Partner
Yidne is an Operating Partner of Zoscales Partners and Member of the Investment Committee. He has over 15 years of investment and entrepreneurial experience centred on Ethiopia, where he started several successful companies in different industries. He is also a shareholder and board member of the second largest private bank in Ethiopia (Awash Bank) and a member of the advisory board for Ethiopian Airlines. Yidne holds a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Saint Cloud State (USA).
YIDNEKACHEW AYELE
Operating Partner
Peter Njoka
Operating Partner
Peter is an Operating Partner of Zoscales Partners and Advisor in a non-executive role to the Investment Committee. Peter is also the founder of Rhone Partners LLP, a Kenya-based advisory firm that specialises in advising family businesses, family offices, and institutional investors. Prior to Rhone Partners, Peter spent over 20 years in private equity and investment management. As managing director at Abraaj for 17 years, Peter was instrumental in building the firm’s Africa presence and was responsible for key East Africa transactions, including the transformative acquisition of a position in Brookside Africa Limited, the largest dairy processor in East Africa, where he is still a member of the Board of Directors. In addition to Brookside, Peter is also a non-executive director of some of Kenya’s leading companies, including Timsales Holding, Kenya Clay Products, and the Great Rift Valley Lodge where he is the chairman of the board. Peter holds a BSc in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Nairobi (Kenya).