Committed to the vision of businesses, communities and ecosystems thriving together.
At ThirdWay Partners, we embrace a new way of investing that transcends the traditional divide between philanthropy and purely economic returns. We call this approach “Thinking Anew.”
Our geographies
Sustainability on the Global Stage
Today, we live in a fast-evolving environment and the world we know is on the precipice of a change which will affect the livelihoods of every one of us. It is the time to act. Combining our expertise we rethink the status quo and create innovative solutions that bring around systemic change on the global stage.
Our Team
We are a People Business.
We pride ourselves on our team’s diversity, representing a multitude of cultures and languages, which works together collectively as a unit to create impact for our clients and ourselves. As a group of lateral thinkers, we strive to solve some the world’s most pressing problems, and ensure we push the boundaries to create and scale sustainable, impact-led businesses.
Lucía González
Director
- Location - TWP Spain
- Team - Asset Management
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Over 10 years of international experience in private investments
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Worked at British International Investment (formerly CDC Group) in London looking at private direct investment opportunities in Africa and Southeast Asia across multiple sectors
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Prior to this, she worked at GED, a generalist mid-market Private Equity firm
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She started her career interning at the Economic & Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Mumbai, India
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MBA from INSEAD and Bachelor’s degree in Business and Finance from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Laurinda Jose Antonio Mawelele
Office Assistant
- Location - TWP Mozambique
- Team - Operations
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Professional experience in office support and cashier roles
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Educated to Grade 12 at Escola Secundaria de Laulane, Maputo
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Native Portuguese speaker and proficient in English
Wade Osborne
Associate
- Location - TWP South Africa
- Team - Advisory
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BSc in Environmental Science and Economics, and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Cape Town.
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Diverse background in SMME business consulting and fundraising.
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Experience in developing financial forecast models.
Alejandro A. Tawil
Co-Founding Partner – Chairman
- Location - TWP Argentina
- Team - Advisory
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30 years experience in the global financial markets
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10+ years experience in private equity and blended finance in Africa
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Leads TWP’s senior-level institutional relations with development partners, corporate clients, governments and institutional investors
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Chairman of the Board of Machangulo S.A.
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Founder, President and CEO of The Confidas Group, a multi-family office which manages US $1bn+ from ultra-high net worth clients
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Prior to this, Partner and Managing Director at Oppenheimer & Company
Nick Tunnicliffe
Director
- Location - TWP South Africa
- Team - Asset Management
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Nick joins ThirdWay from Rand Merchant Bank’s Investment Banking Division, where he spent 8 years in various capacities within the Bank’s debt origination team.
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Recently, he has specialised in structured private financing structures, with a keen focus on providing solutions to alternative lending businesses providing critical funding to the SMME market in South Africa, a key catalyst to economic growth.
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He has experience across a number of asset classes, industries and transaction structures and over his career has been responsible for a number of landmark transaction closures.
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A Cape Town native where he studied a Bachelor of Business Science degree, specializing in finance, from the University of Cape Town.
In leaving behind the construct of traditional philanthropy in contradistinction to exclusively economic returns, a new paradigm arises.
At the frontier of this new paradigm, we are enabling a ThirdWay of investing. Through our advisory and asset management services, we facilitate a conversation between private capital, large development organizations and regional governments assisting them in finding new models of cooperation for sustainable development.