Riaan van Heerden
Bacc (Hons), CA(SA), JSE Approved Executive
Riaan, a chartered accountant and JSE approved executive, completed his articles at PwC, servicing an array of clients locally and abroad. He joined the corporate finance team at PSG Capital in 2007 and remained with PSG Capital for 15 years. Riaan was a member of the PSG Capital Executive Committee, a Director and Head of Valuations until his departure in 2021.
Riaan co-founded Valeo Capital in 2021 with David Tosi. Riaan has extensive corporate finance experience. During his 15-year tenure at PSG Capital, Riaan honed his skills as an all-round corporate financier, advising on numerous listings, M&A Transactions, disposal, scheme of arrangements, section 112 transactions, BEE ownership transactions, valuations, fairness opinions, and other corporate transactions in both the listed and unlisted space.
Riaan was part of the PSG Capital team which advised Pioneer Foods on the Pepsico acquisition, receiving the prestigious Dealmakers Deal of the Year award for 2019.