Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa June 2018 | Page 11

MASTER INVESTOR
KEY STATS
Age: 45
Current position: CEO Dipula Income Fund
Books currently reading: Shoe Dog, by Phil
Knight
Life motto: Go for it.
W
hen asked to describe himself in one word, Izak
Petersen said simply: “Determined.” This is ev-
ident in his dealings as CEO of the influential
REIT, Dipula Income Fund. In 2011, Dipula merged with
Mergence Africa Property Fund, and has since seen im-
mense growth in wealth and assets. We set out to find out
more about the man behind the fund.
Petersen was born in the Free State, grew up in the E