O.D. KOBO

O.D. Kobo is a Hong Kong-based financier with more than two decades of experience in private markets across China, Africa, Russia and the Middle East. His work has focused on the origination, structuring and syndication of large-scale transactions across technology, digital infrastructure, energy and real assets.

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Earlier in his career, Mr. Kobo co-founded SinoSheen Investments and KGIM, both Hong Kong based investment firms focused on private and pre-IPO opportunities in Chinese technology and internet companies.

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From 2003 to 2010, Mr. Kobo led technology and digital infrastructure investment initiatives in China on behalf of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, who served as Prime Minister of Qatar and as Chairman of the Qatar Investment Authority. Mr. Kobo's counterparties included China Investment Corporation, CITIC, China Development Bank, and China Telecom.

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In 2008, Mr. Kobo co-founded PIR Equities, a private investment fund focused on energy transactions across the China-Africa and China-Russia corridors, as well as technology investments in the Middle East. He remained with the firm until 2019.

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From 2020 to 2023, Mr. Kobo worked within a consortium of partners on the structuring and syndication of data and digital infrastructure projects in North Africa on behalf of Chinese state-owned enterprises.​

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Raised in Hong Kong, Mr. Kobo attended Hong Kong International School and subsequently studied business at Regent’s Business School and finance at the London School of Economics.