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Yusuf  Peters CA(SA)

Yusuf Peters CA(SA)

Cape Town,South Africa

Summary

I am currently a Senior manager at Ernst and Young in the Strategy and Transaction department. Key focus areas include Business Valuations, property valuations, valuations for Purchase Price Accounting purposes (IFRS3) and valuations for financial reporting. Industry experience includes Renewable energy, infrastructure projects, education, media, manufacturing, retail and consumer products and Investment property. I have been involved in Coca‑Cola Beverages Africa valuation reviews since 2019, covering valuations across its African operating entities.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Corporate Finance Senior manager

Ernst & Young
Cape Town, Western Cape
2024.10 - Current

My duties as involves leading and reviewing valuations for financial reporting, transactions, and investment decision‑making, ensuring alignment with IFRS requirements and market best practice.

My responsibilities include overseeing the preparation and review of valuation models, assessing key assumptions and methodologies, and providing clear, defensible valuation conclusions to clients, auditors, and investment committees. I work closely with senior stakeholders to translate technical valuation concepts into commercially meaningful insights, while managing engagement teams and maintaining high standards of quality, governance, and professional judgment. My key clients and duties on the are listed below:

- Valuation reviews of unlisted entities under Coca Cola Beverages Africa which includes Coca Cola Beverage Zambia, Coca Cola Kwanza (Tanzania) and Coca Cola Beverage South Africa, East Africa Bottling Share Company and Coca-Cola Beverages Malawi. This also includes compiling valuation reports for audit committee meetings

- Conducted valuation assessments for various Cash Generating Units within JSE-listed entities, including prominent companies such as Libstar and RCL

- Remgro Limited: Fair valuation review if its underlying investee companies which includes CIVH.

- Medu Capital: Fair valuation of Medu Capital IV ZAR Partnership and its underlying investee companies.

- Fairness and reasonable opinion on of S and R to determine the fair market value of the transaction and an auditor’s letter to opine that the consideration from Frasers to OMPE.

Corporate finance Manager

Ernst and Young
Cape Town, Western Cape
2021.10 - 2024.09

At the time of being a manager key competency include business valuations, financial modeling, and economic advisory. I have performed and ad- vised on many valuations across a range of industries. My clients included listed JSE companies, Large unlisted investment as well as government and state-owned organization:

- Valuation reviews of unlisted entities under Coca Cola Beverages Africa which includes Coca Cola Beverage Zambia, Coca Cola Kwanza (Tanzania) and Coca Cola Beverage South Africa, East Africa Bottling Share Company and Coca-Cola Beverages Malawi.

- Investment property valuation review of V&A Waterfront Investment property portfolio and ArcelorMittal for financial reporting purposes.

- Public Investment Corporation – Valuation of unlisted entities including renewable plant as well as compilation of the report and presenting to the various committees.

- Mr. Price and various Purchase Price Allocation reviews.

One of my duties as a Manager is also to upskill graduates and provide them with career guidance.

Assistance Manager

Ernst and Young
Cape Town, Western Cape
2019.04 - 2021.09

I was an Assistant Manager in the valuations, modeling and economic advisory team. In addition to the Manager role above I have executed on various projects and valuation:

- All the respective African countries CGU CCBA cash flow forecast review and valuation reviews.

- Property valuation review of the V&A Waterfront investment property portfolio.

- Independent valuation for the acquisition of shares of ROMPCO for iGas Limited.

- Independent Purchase Price Allocations valuations.

- Independent Business valuation of Mancosa Pty (Ltd) and Regent Business School Pty (Ltd) for financial reporting purposes.

- Valuation for a meat processing cash generating unit (Windhoek Schlachterei) and two brands within the cash generating units

- Toll road valuation for Bakwena.

Audit trainee

Ernst & Young
Cape Town, Western Cape
2016.01 - 2019.03

As an audit trainee, my responsibilities were:

- Planning of engagements

- Execution and review of work

- Managing and coaching teams

- Liaising with client and third parties involved in the
audit

- Supervision and management of the engagement team in order to meet multiple reporting deadlines

- Managing deadlines and delivering feedback to trainees, management and partners

- Communication link between the client staff, the engagement manager and the engagement team.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of the Western Cape
Cape Town, Western Cape
2012.01 - 2014.12

Post Graduate Diploma - Accounting

University of Western Cape
Cape Town, Western Cape
2015.01 - 2015.12

Skills

  • Business valuation knowledge
  • IFRS competency
  • Statistical data interpretation
  • Decision-Making aptitude
  • Decision-Making capabilities
  • Forecasting mastery
  • Investment strategy development
  • Financial analysis proficiency
  • Forecasting accuracy
  • Valuation technique understanding
  • Cash flow management
  • Market trend analysis
  • Budgeting expertise
  • Financial modelling
  • Economic forecasting
  • Budget preparation

Languages

English
Fluent
Afrikaans
Advanced

Certification

Registered chartered accountant with SAICA - CA(SA)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Corporate Finance Senior manager

Ernst & Young
2024.10 - Current

Corporate finance Manager

Ernst and Young
2021.10 - 2024.09

Assistance Manager

Ernst and Young
2019.04 - 2021.09

Audit trainee

Ernst & Young
2016.01 - 2019.03

Post Graduate Diploma - Accounting

University of Western Cape
2015.01 - 2015.12

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of the Western Cape
2012.01 - 2014.12
Yusuf Peters CA(SA)