Vivian Imerman

[2] In the early 1980s, he expanded his business, first, into the purchase of damaged goods (which he would then repair and resell for a profit), then, into the distribution of branded pharmaceuticals.

[2] He then expanded into food distribution, listing an additional three companies on the stock exchange in South Africa.

In 1995, he listed Del Monte International on the Singapore Stock Exchange,[2] tripling the value of the business to £400 million.

[2][4][5] Imerman leads Vasari Global, a specialist Global Consumer Goods Investor,[6] and Vasari Beverages, a leading frontier and emerging market alcoholic beverages investor that has deployed more than $250m in capital investment between 2013 and 2018.

Pan-African investment bank RMB served as the sole mandated lead arranger and funder.

[8] Imerman appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List in 2018, with a reported fortune of £390 million.