Jamaican makes Forbes ‘30 under 30 Finance’ list

Kristofer Madu, who has Jamaican and Nigerian heritage, has been named on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Finance.

At 25 years old, he is a private equity investor and, according to Forbes, focuses on technology, as well as media and entertainment investments at TPG Investments.

The youngster, who was born in the United States to a Jamaican mother, Dr Dainia Baugh, and Nigerian father, Professor Ernest Madu, spent much of his childhood in Jamaica when his family moved back to the country.

This year, Madu was involved in a US$7.6 billion acquisition of DirecTV from AT&T at TPG.

He previously served as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley’s M&A Group, where he is credited with contributing to deals including Ozempic’s US$17 billion acquisition of Catalent and a US$10 billion acquisition of Immunogen by AbbVie’s, Forbes says.

Aside from releasing music and touring as a rapper, Madu also founded a non-profit called “When We Grow Up”.

Madu was featured along founders and other investment bankers in the elite group of 30, picked out by 30 under 30 alumni.