Izak Petersen

Izak originally co-founded the Mergence group of companies a decade ago. Mergence was co-principal in the formation and listing of Dipula through the merger of Mergence Africa Property Fund and Dipula Property Fund. Izak directed and structured the listing of Dipula. He has headed Mergence Africa Properties from the acquisition of its first asset, to its listing of Dipula and has spearheaded the growth of Dipula’s asset base from R1,4 billion to R7 billion in just under four years. Izak continues to serve as an executive and shareholder of the Mergence Group and is also the MD of Mergence Africa Capital. Prior to this he worked for PSG Investment Bank and Deloitte. Izak holds directorships in a number of Mergence group companies and represents Dipula on the SA REIT Association and has served on numerous industry bodies over the years including SAPOA, ABASA Western Cape and ABSIP.