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Independent fund management, driven by experience and shaped by lessons from history.
Led by former M&G fund managers with many decades of combined investment experience, having previously managed very large, well-known funds with proven longterm track records.
About Sankofa
Through time and experience, we have learned that successful long-term investing requires patience, discipline and a deep understanding of the companies we invest in. We seek to identify businesses with strong and attractive future potential, invest when valuations are compelling, maintain active oversight and hold until that value is realised.

Why Sankofa?

The Sankofa is a mythical African bird that flies forward and looks backwards. It is a metaphor for learning from the past to inform the future.

Through time and experience, we have learned that successful long-term investing requires patience, discipline and a deep understanding of the companies we invest in. We seek to identify businesses with strong and attractive future potential, invest when valuations are compelling, maintain active oversight and hold until that value is realised.
Our Team

Tom Dobell is an investor with more than three decades of extensive experience investing across UK and international equities.

Most recently, he co-founded Sankofa Investment Partners with David Williams, bringing a long-term, value-driven approach to investing in promising, but undervalued businesses.

Prior to this, Tom joined M&G in 1992. He initially ran institutional portfolios for leading pension funds, universities and charities, before taking responsibility for the flagship M&G Recovery Fund in 2000. Under his leadership, the fund grew to £8bn in assets and delivered a return of +235% versus FTSE All Share of +140% over his tenure. He was also appointed Head of UK Equities and spent 28 years with the firm.

Tom began his investment career at Phillips & Drew Fund Management in 1987 and has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment since 1993.

Tom Dobell
"Markets have a way of challenging even the strongest convictions. We continually question our assumptions, remain open-minded and are prepared to change our views when the evidence changes. Experience has taught us that. We also never lose sight of the fact that this is someone else's future, not just a portfolio."
Tom Dobell, Co-founder

David Williams is a highly experienced fund manager and corporate finance adviser with more than two decades of experience in value investing, restructurings and special situations. 

Most recently, he co-founded Sankofa Investment Partners with Tom Dobell, bringing together deep investment expertise and extensive corporate strategy and finance experience.

Prior to this, David joined M&G in 2004, where he held a number of senior roles, including Deputy Fund Manager of the flagship M&G Recovery Fund from 2008 to 2019. He played a key role in investment decisions, corporate transactions and capital raising as the fund grew from £1 billion to a peak of £8bn in assets. He also led the launch of the M&G Global Recovery Fund, overseeing portfolio management, investment decisions and commercial strategy.

Following his departure from M&G, David founded Richmond Bridge Capital, advising businesses on transactions, refinancings and restructurings. He is also an experienced public company director.

David Williams
"The best lessons rarely come from where you expect them. What we've learned in one market, one sector, one difficult year, often explains what's happening somewhere completely different. That's what we bring to this: not a prediction, just the experience of having seen it before."
David Williams, Co-founder