Imara Group

Company Information

• Year Establish
• Description/Remarks Imara, unlocking Africa’s investment opportunities Imara serves African markets and promotes Investing In Africa by providing objective decision making as well as first-class Financial Products and Services to Corporate, Institutional and Private clients, with funds under management exceeding UD$ 600 million.<!-- business info --><br/><br/>The Imara Group’s origins date back to 1954, as Edwards and Co. in Zimbabwe which provided broking, corporate advisory and fund management services. In 1994 the UK merchant bank, Robert Fleming in a 50/50 joint venture with Edwards & Co, soon established a corporate advisory company and then in 1998 an asset management company. Following the sale of Robert Fleming to Chase and then to JP Morgan in 2000, local management in some of Flemings’ sub-Saharan offices effected a MBO in 2002 to create the Imara Group which was subsequently listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange. The Group was bought by FWA Financial Limited, a holding company owned by Imara management and international private investors in 2017 and delisted from the Botswana Stock Exchange.  <!-- /business info -->