Lasitha Perera
Senior Advisor

Over 23 years of debt capital markets and structured finance experience in developed and developing market.
Formerly CEO of GuarantCo, a leading provider of guarantees in developing countries As CEO of GuarantCo grew portfolio from USD 350 million to USD 950 million across Africa and Asia and doubled capital to USD 650 million.
Secured and maintained international investment grade credit ratings from Moodys and Fitch.
Established a partnership with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) resulting in the first local currency bonds from Ghana and Kenya being listed offshore.
Conceptualised the "InfraCredit" local currency guarantor model in Nigeria which is now being replicated in multiple frontier markets.

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