Institutional leadership & expert network
Senior managing partners supported by an extended network of independent associate consultants — delivering multi-disciplinary advisory, climate finance and transaction assurance mandates.
Managing partners
Firm governance, capital advisory and transaction execution across East Africa.
Angelique K. Kantengwa
Founder & Managing Partner
Angelique Kantengwa is a senior advisory and transaction consultant with more than 35 years of leadership across central banking, financial-sector supervision, and development finance. She is a Harvard Kennedy School MPA graduate, former Senior Director of Financial Stability at the National Bank of Rwanda, and former Managing Director of the Rwanda Social Security Board.
- 35+ Yrs Experience
- Former MD, Rwanda Social Security Board
- Former Senior Director, NBR
Lina Rutaba
Partner & Head of Transaction
Lina Rutaba is a transaction and strategic-finance adviser with 15 years of experience across Rwanda, France, Canada, and the United States. She leads corporate-finance, capital-structuring, and transaction-advisory work for governments, DFIs, banks, and growth companies. Lina has led more than 20 investment transactions totaling over USD 50M and contributed over USD 30M in FDI to Rwanda.
- 15+ Yrs Corporate Finance
- 20+ Transactions Led ($50M+)
- Former Advisor, Agaciro Fund ($200M+)
Our extended expert network
Independent senior practitioners with deep multilateral, climate-finance and fiduciary expertise, mobilised by mandate.
Associate consultantDr. Tauni Lanier
Senior Associate Consultant | Sustainable Finance & Climate Capital Architecture
London, UK / Global
Global sustainable finance architect and former Founding MD of the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Index with $5B+ in climate capital advised across blended finance, green bonds, and ESG data systems.
Associate consultantDr. Mihaela Balan
Senior Associate Consultant | Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) & Systems Impact
Sub-Saharan Africa / Brussels / Australia
Senior MEL and private sector development expert with 25+ years leading multi-country facilities for the EU, World Bank, and FCDO across 20+ African nations, specializing in DCED standard results measurement.
Associate consultantDaniel Ishimwe, CPA, FMVA
Associate Consultant | Financial Modeling, Audit & Transaction Assurance
Kigali, Rwanda
Senior financial analyst and auditor specializing in DCF valuation models, EU Pillar Assessments, and fiduciary due diligence for DFI facilities, sovereign institutions, and growth-stage enterprises.
How we work
Salama Capital remains responsible for client coordination, quality management and clear accountability for every agreed deliverable.
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Senior lead
A named partner leads every mandate and is accountable for its outcome.
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Specialist bench
Transaction, reform, M&E, gender-lens or technical experts are added according to scope.
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Partner review
Every key model, report and recommendation passes partner-level quality review.
Speak with an expert
Tell us about your mandate and we’ll connect you with the right partner or associate.