Cobus co-founded Africa Merchant Capital in 2012. Prior to founding AMC, he served as Principal for Africa at Templewood Merchant Bank. His professional experience includes corporate finance advisory, merchant banking, business consulting and auditing, as well as personal investing in Africa. Cobus qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in South Africa, spending the last 5 years of his time in the Global Risk Management Services division. Cobus also pursued a successful professional rugby career, representing South Africa and playing professionally in both the Southern and Northern hemisphere. Cobus holds a B.Comm (Hons) degree from the University of Stellenbosch.

Milko is the Managing Director of AMC Advisory and AMC Infrastructure. Milko is a seasoned investment professional and has held leading roles in various Africa-focused private equity funds, with AUM in excess of USD 4 billion, over the last 20 years. Prior to joining AMC, Milko was the Managing Director for Structuring at Quantum Global, across 7 funds, and prior to that he was a Senior Banker at the Development Bank of Southern Africa and Principal at the National Empowerment Fund of South Africa. Milko has advised private equity companies and corporate clients on both acquisitions and disposals across the Energy, TMT, Logistics, Healthcare and Hospitality sectors. Milko holds an MBA and a MAP from the University of the Witwatersrand.