Risana Zitha

Co-Head, DAI Magister

Risana Zitha has 25 years of investment banking experience. He has advised on M&A transactions exceeding $43 billion and on capital raisings, including IPOs, totaling more than $10 billion. He has worked in various industries, including technology, telecoms, energy, and healthcare.

Risana Zitha

Risana joined DAI Magister following several years at Renaissance Capital, an emerging and frontier markets investment bank where he served as Head of Africa Investment Banking and Chairman of Rencap South Africa between 2019 and 2022.

Previously, Risana spent 18 years with Morgan Stanley in New York, London, and Johannesburg. His roles at Morgan Stanley included Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) and Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking, South Africa.