About Us
Independent private wealth management built on risk discipline, fiduciary responsibility, and active alpha generation.
About RFA
RFA Capital Advisors is an independent private wealth management and investment advisory firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, sophisticated private investors, and institutional clients.
The firm operates across Sub-Saharan African and global capital markets, deploying capital in equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies where opportunity and risk are appropriately balanced.
RFA was founded to deliver active, market-beating performance through disciplined risk-taking, proprietary research, and execution precision. The firm's mandate is clear: generate alpha, manage risk intentionally, and serve client interests with transparency and accountability.
Investment Philosophy and Mandate
Risk
Risk is intentional, measured, modeled, and actively managed. Volatility is understood and controlled, not avoided. Portfolios are constructed with defined risk tolerances, stress-tested against scenarios, and adjusted systematically as conditions evolve.
Fiduciary
Client interests come first. Benchmarks, fees, and performance expectations are defined transparently and upfront. RFA operates under a fiduciary standard, ensuring every decision serves the client's objectives without conflicts of interest.
Alpha
RFA explicitly targets excess returns above benchmark. Alpha is achieved through research, security selection, and disciplined execution. Passive exposure alone is insufficient. Active management, guided by analysis and conviction, is central to the firm's approach.
RFA's mandate is performance with accountability. Thinking precedes execution. Research informs positioning. Risk is managed within defined parameters. This philosophy governs how capital is deployed, how portfolios are constructed, and how performance is measured.
Meet the Team
Ebisan Atsemudiara
Managing Partner / Chief Executive Officer
Primary Responsibility
Overall investment strategy, portfolio oversight, and firm leadership.
Experience
Former Global Investment Strategist, Portfolio Manager, and Acting Head of Client Management at AXA Mansard Investments, a subsidiary of the AXA Group, where he managed assets in excess of USD 125 million and set firm-wide investment strategy across multiple asset classes. Previously served as Investment Advisor, Portfolio Manager, and Research Analyst at CardinalStone Partners, with a focus on Sub-Saharan African Eurobonds and U.S. equities.
Professional Credentials
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, Regular Member.
Adegboyega Asanpaola
Head of Global Markets
Primary Responsibility
Global asset allocation strategy, market analytics, and multi-asset portfolio risk assessment.
Experience
Former Fixed Income and Derivatives Analyst at Bloomberg, specializing in portfolio and risk analytics and Bloomberg-Barclays Index methodologies. Previously a Consultant and Private Equity Advisor at Bain & Company, advising on investments in technology and generative AI strategies. A World Economic Forum Global Shaper and speaker at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos.
Professional Credentials
Extensive professional experience across global capital markets and portfolio risk analytics.
Abraham Omadoye
Director, Technology
Primary Responsibility
Technology strategy, systems architecture, and platform reliability supporting investment and operational workflows.
Experience
Technology leader with experience building and scaling production-grade backend systems across fintech, digital health, and eCommerce platforms. Previously worked at Manual (UK), TrackStreet, and CardinalStone Partners, delivering distributed systems, secure APIs, cloud-native infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines supporting financial and investment platforms.
Professional Credentials
Extensive expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and secure financial technology platforms.
Tobi Babalola
Legal Counsel / Chief Compliance Officer
Primary Responsibility
Regulatory compliance, legal oversight, governance, and fiduciary risk management.
Experience
Legal practitioner called to the Nigerian Bar with extensive experience in compliance and company secretarial roles. Has advised on commercial and project finance transactions involving institutions such as the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). Sectoral experience spans corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, private equity, taxation, international trade, infrastructure finance, renewable energy, and oil and gas, with advisory exposure exceeding USD 300 million.
Professional Credentials
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Regular Member. Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria.
RFA Capital Advisors partners with clients who expect discipline, transparency, and performance. If this aligns with your investment philosophy, we welcome the conversation.
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