Incorporated in Mauritius, the company has a Pan-African footprint with offices in Kenya, Madagascar, Reunion Island and South Africa. Michel Teyssedre, CEO, told News on Sunday that he feels deeply honoured his company was at first selected among ten finalists from 3,300 African companies, then awarded a prize. It is a pride for Mauritius. Legatum, the owner and founder of the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship, is a private investment group, based in Dubai, with a twenty-five year heritage of global investing. It manages a multi-billion dollar fund of proprietary capital which is allocated to businesses and programmes that promote sustainable development.