SilverStreet Capital appoints Priya Bhatti

SilverStreet Capital, a leading private equity investor in the agricultural sector with offices in the UK, South Africa and Zimbabwe, has made a further new recruit in advance of its second fund with the appointment of Priya Bhatti as Office Manager. Her role will be a wide ranging one that will see her assisting with corporate secretarial and compliance matters amongst a range of other functions.

Priya joins SilverStreet from Sparrows Capital, a private investment firm, where she worked as Office Manager and PA to the CEO. Prior to this she held the position of Office Manager at TradingScreen UK Ltd for three years. She is a trained para-legal and has a Masters degree in Law. Her family originate from Uganda.

Richard Drover, Chief Financial Officer, commented: “Priya brings wide ranging experience and legal training to a Masters level with her to SilverStreet Capital and she represents a valuable addition to the team.”

Priya Bhatti said: “I am very pleased to have joined the SilverStreet team. It is particularly gratifying to be working for an organisation that provides a positive social impact to local communities in sub-Saharan Africa that is both tangible and sustainable.”