Deepen Jhina

General Manager, Capital, Investment & Funding
MTN Group

Biography

Deepen is the General Manager for Capital, Investment & Funding at MTN Group Limited, based in Johannesburg. MTN is a pure-play emerging markets mobile telecommunications operator at the forefront of technological and digital changes. MTN is active in over 20 countries, has in excess of 250 million active subscribers and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Deepen has been with MTN for 12 years across general management and finance roles. Prior to MTN, he worked with institutions such as Absa and EY in M&A and corporate finance roles. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

During his career, he has concluded a multitude of transactions in local and international debt and capital markets; some of which include syndicated loans, export credit backed financings, DFI financing, Eurobonds and preference share funding amongst others. His experience encompasses dealing with a variety of markets including more challenging jurisdictions in Africa and the Middle East. He has concluded transactions in Cote d’ Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa and Afghanistan to name a few.

Speaker at these events:

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022

• Corporate funding and risk: How has the approach to capital raising and risk management changed (during and) post-pandemic?

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020 - Virtual Conference

• Capital markets strategies in the new normal: Managing FX volatility, rating downgrades, and access to markets

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk 24 2020

• Weathering the storm: How are African corporates adapting their financing strategies and managing their balance sheets?

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2020