Greg Beech

A qualified CA (SA), spent eight years in the investment banking industry working in mergers & acquisitions advisory at Standard Bank and then Real Africa Durolink (‘RAD’). In 1997, he started the private equity division at RAD and led the fund-raising for a new third party fund.

Greg left formal employment in early 2000 and began consulting to clients on mergers & acquisitions and private equity. He co-founded Insight Advisors, a boutique advisory firm, in 2002. Notable transactions over the past 10 years include advising Mondi Europe on setting up their internal venture capital fund and assisting a BEE group in acquiring a stake in Stefanutti & Stocks.

Greg is an experienced lecturer and frequently presents seminars and workshops on an outsourced basis for SAICA, Atcor and Paton Training. Topics covered include valuations, mergers & acquisitions, financial analysis, due diligence, deal structuring, behavioural finance, finance for non-financial managers and financial modeling.