Deal Sourcing

• We use our formal and informal relationships in our markets and target countries
• Referrals from an extensive local and international network of Development Finance Institutions, professionals and consultants
• In-depth market knowledge and expertise
• Cross-industry experience and know-how

Due diligence and deal execution           

• Use of extensive industrial, audit and management experience of the team and reliance on experienced third party local and international experts in screening investment opportunities.
• Once we receive your business plan, we review it and provide you with our feedback. If we believe that your business meets our Investment Strategy and Investment Criteria  we will request a meeting with you to discuss the potential investment before we agree to propose the investment to our investment committee.

When we review a business plan and the project we ask ourselves the following questions among others:

• Does the business have a strong management team?
• Does the business plan tell us what the business is going to do?
• How much money do you need?
• Do you have a clear implementation plan?
• What is the level of your financial commitment in the business?
• Will the business be profitable?
• Is the entrepreneur committed to transparency and good corporate governance?
• Is the sponsor or entrepreneur willing or prepared to accept change and/or new ideas?

If we are satisfied with our review of your business plan and the project we will

• Propose and sign a terms sheet with you. Sometimes this may be preceeded by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
• Agree on an investment time frame for due diligence, approval and documentation
  Please allow up to 3 months from the time we receive your business plan to obtain approval.

Monitoring and value creation   

• Effective hands on approach of the team and appropriate proprietary monitoring tools
• In-house experience in value management and business strategy development and implementation
• Standardized reporting
• Sharing information  and experiences
• Extensive management assistance - people, systems, marketing, strategy, financial management etc.
• Synergies between portfolios

Exit

• Self-liquidating investment instruments
• Building companies to reach the required size to attract multinationals
• Regional and International strategic sales by leveraging our network
• Listing companies on stock exchanges