New AppointmentJune 2025

Lise Arakaza Joins Ascend Africa Advisory Group as Investment & Advisory Partner

She takes on the role of Head of Capital Advisory and Investments at AAA Financiers, a sister entity to RG Partners within the group.

Lise Arakaza

Lise Arakaza joins the Ascend Africa Advisory Group as Investment and Advisory Partner, and takes on the role of Head of Capital Advisory and Investments at AAA Financiers, a sister entity to RG Partners within the group, focused on transaction, capital, and investment advisory.

Her career spans investment promotion, international financial centre development, and international capital markets across Africa, Rwanda and the United States.

With experience in investment management within the international development sector, Lise brings a rare combination of institutional rigour and market insight to the group's capital advisory practice. Her work spans multiple African jurisdictions and major international financial centres.

Lise holds an Executive Masters in Financial Services Industry from Luxembourg School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics from Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota.

We are glad to welcome her to the group. Welcome, Lise.

Lise Arakaza

Head of Capital Advisory & Investments · AAA Financiers