Mark Paper has, over the past 26 years, specialized in equity and quasi equity finance and investment in SMEs, having managed a number of portfolios and having, over the years, participated in numerous acquisition and exit transactions.

As COO Business Partners International, Mark oversees the expanding of the successful Business Partners model into other parts of Africa, having raised funds in Madagascar, Kenya, Rwanda, Namibia, Zambia and Malawi and more recently put together a permanent investment company for East Africa and which included opening additional offices in Uganda. Current responsibilities include the overall oversight towards effective delivery of company performance expectations.

Mark is a member of the Business Partners International board of directors and of several of it’s in country subsidiaries, is a key member of the Business Partners Executive Management team and actively sits on its Investment Committees. 

Mark has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from University of South Africa and has received Private Equity Venture Capital training both in South Africa and abroad.