About Us
Our strengths
An international presence.
An investment strategy built with business leaders and industrialists, based on their feedback.
A college of experts available, for each sector area addressed.
The proven ability to identify and support firms and projects of the future, with big potential.
A balanced capital remuneration model between the investor and the entrepreneurs accompanied.
Our values
Osinvest International is an investment firm :
- Driven by strong human and entrepreneurial values.
- Supported by experienced and seasoned business leaders.
- Agile and able to position itself "as early as possible" and provide operational support for innovative, sometimes complex, ambitious and high-potential technological projects.
- Contributes to the emergence of new industrial and technological leaders, including internationally (Africa, Asia, US).
- Displays its CSR objective, its return on investment (ROI) ambition and its impact in terms of energy efficiency, aimed at companies and populations.
- Effectively contributes to the attractiveness of the 5th largest economic region in Europe and contributes to the development of fast-growing economic zones.
Team
Olivier SOLINAS
- Founding Member, General Partner
Graduate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, holder of a Master's degree in Economics (Univ. Le Havre), 3rd cycle in Economic Development ESC CAEN, MS Entreprendre EM Lyon + CPA EM Lyon.
He started his career in the retail sector and then switched to industry and industrial services (CCI), before joining the ARCELOR Group's reindustrialisation subsidiary - SODIE - where he carried out various missions to revitalise economic areas.
In 2006, he joined the world of venture capital (CARVEST) and then in 2018 that of financing innovative projects and supporting technology start-ups (PULSALYS), before launching OSINVEST AURALP AMBITION, a support and advisory structure for business leaders, then the investment fund OSINVEST GESTION.
In charge of regulatory activities, investors relationship and investment portfolio Agriculture 3.0 and industrial relocation.
Emile MOULOUNDOU
- Founding Member, Partner
- Former Executive Officer SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC Afric
Electromechanical Engineer, EMBA HEC Paris, energy expert and manager.
Emile spent his career at Schneider Electric, where he held various positions in West and Central Africa, before taking over the group's responsibility for French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa as Chief Executive Officer.
In operational support for the deployment of the fund in West and Central Africa, Emile manages all large-scale infrastructure projects.
Based in Kinshasa and Abidjan.
Henri DUPRAZ
- Partner of OSINVEST
- Different positions of President / CEO of companies
Graduated from EM Lyon Hight School of Managment.
Henri has held various positions in general management, business unit management, and company presidencies, in France and Europe, in the fields of sports/outdoor (SALOMON, NIKE, LAFUMA), furniture industry (MEUBLES GRANGE), and textile manufacturing (DIODE, CHRISTIAN MOREAU).
He also has several business turnaround missions to his credit.
Henri supports the identification and backing of our investments, in the areas of reindustrialization and international development.
Yuan ZHOU
- Partner
- Business woman
- Strong skills in international business development
Holding an executive MBA from HEC, Yuan started his career in wealth management before founding various companies specializing in market services in Asia, food products (a B2B plateforme), and international financing and development consulting.
Within OSINVEST, Yuan leads the develoment and financing of industrial projects internationally, with à particular focus on Asia.
Dean PEIXOTO
- Partner
- Climate Finance Director
- Institutional Relation Africa & Latin America
Dean has more than 30 years of experience leading complex projects across the energy, oil & gas, industrial, environmental, and territorial development sectors. His international career—built in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America—gives him strong expertise in risk management, ESG governance, and the development of high‑impact projects.
Within OSINVEST, he contributes to structuring a portfolio combining climate finance, agroforestry, biochar, carbon credits, water access, and sustainable infrastructure. He also supports the mobilisation of investors, financial institutions, and industrial partners, as well as the design of innovative financing mechanisms, including Green Bonds.
Dean is specifically responsible for the COFCAO AGROFORESTRY project and the pan‑African COCOACHAR programme, co‑funded by OSINVEST.
Morgane TIGREAT
- Partner
- International trade Finance
With a master's degree in business law and an LLM in European law, Morgane has 17 years of experience in Trade Finance, in international banks (HSBC, Ecobank, CACIB,...), large corporate and financial institutions. Several international activities and missions in Central Africa, in the areas of strategic support for mid-caps.
In charge of investor relations for the IDF, internal control and compliance.
Raymond SINNAH
- Founding Member, Advisory Board Member
- President of Mineral Specialties and Executive Vice-President of the SEQENS Group
- President of HUMENS Group (formerly SEQENS Group)
An INSEAD MBA graduate,
Raymond has held various CEO / General Management positions in numerous groups in France, the USA and Asia: PECHINEY, RHODIA-SOLVAY, NEXIS FIBERS, SAINT GOBAIN, NOVACAP-SEQENS. Serial entrepreneur, he has been managing companies under LBO for 15 years.
Specialist in petrochemicals, glass, aluminium, automotive, decarbonisation, industrial processes, plant management, international development and LBO.
Support on industrial issues, industrialisation, energy transition / decarbonisation, international development.
Pierre MORGON
- Advisory Board Member
- Various positions as Director, CEO, Regional Partner
Doctor of Pharmacy, DEA in Business Law, MBA and alumni of INSEAD and IMD.
Pierre has more than 30 years of experience in the global life sciences industry, including specialty products, vaccines and immunotherapy.
Co-founder of IBEX THERAPEUTICS, ANEMOS THERAPEUTICS, Regional Partner Switzerland at MÉRIEUX EQUITY PARTNERS, Chairman of the boards of various structures : KUPANDO, LIMULA, HEALTH TECHNONOLY HOLDING, Non-executive director : BARINTHUS BIOTECH, UNIVERCELLS, ZAMBON BIOTHECH, LYS THERAPEUTICS, Mentor "life sciences" at the SUISSE MASS CHALLENGE incubator.
In support of health issues, in particular biological products and international relations.
Arminda MENDES
- Advisory Board Member
- Strong skills in agricultural business development
- ZLECAF coordination and Central Africa stragegic partnerships
Arminda MENDES has over 15 years of experience in economic development, agro-industry, agricultural value chain structuring, and institutional partnerships across Africa.
As CEO of COFCAO AGROFORESTRY, she leads integrated projects in the cocoa, coffee, agroforestry, biochar, and local processing sectors. With deep cultural and professional roots in the Lusophone world, particularly in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe, she serves as a genuine bridge between Central Africa, Lusophone markets, and international partners.
Within OSINVEST, Arminda contributes to structuring high-impact agro-industrial projects and mobilizing public and private partners, notably within the framework of the AfCFTA.