People
NICK CRASNER – CHAIRMAN
Nick Crasner is a senior investment banker, who oversees origination and relationships across the Firm. He has won multiple awards for deal-making and entrepreneurship and leads the Firm’s relationships.
With extensive experience advising family offices, strategics, and private equity firms on complex cross-border transactions across multiple sectors, he is recognized as a “pioneer in Emerging Markets Investment Banking” and maintains an extensive network of investors throughout these regions. Widely published on macroeconomics, investment banking, and foreign direct investment in emerging markets, he was recently featured in Africa Outlook in an article titled Africa’s Silicon Savannah. He also has deep experience across the African region, particularly East Africa, where he has advised clients on M&A and capital-raising in various industries
SAM WEIR – EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sam Weir is a senior corporate finance executive based in London with a 14+ year track record in investment banking and corporate development. He has an extensive track record leading complex M&A transactions across Australasia, China, Europe, and Latin America. His frontier and emerging market experience includes roles in Africa, the Middle East, Papua New Guinea, China, Brazil, Venezuela and Chile. Prior to joining Crasner Capital, Mr. Weir held various in-house leadership roles in M&A, ventures and strategy for Fonterra Co-operative Group, a leading dairy food and beverage multinational.
