Bringing the standards of international firms to Africa
SEF Capital is an investment bank based in Le Plateau, the heart of Abidjan’s business district. It supports companies, financial institutions, public actors and project sponsors across the continent.
We are the strategic bridge between project sponsors, banks, financial markets and international lenders.
Our mission
Accelerate access to capital and turn projects into bankable, solid, sustainable and financeable assets, through rigorous analysis, well-argued recommendations and long-term support.
Our vision
To become the reference for financial advisory in Africa, combining international rigour with deep knowledge of the continent’s markets.
Our added value
Support, restructure, finance
Three levers for our clients’ growth.
01
Business development
Identify and seize new growth and partnership opportunities.
We make introductions, structure opportunities and support the negotiations of companies and sponsors in an expansion phase, to accelerate their growth and open new markets.
02
Debt restructuring
Rebalance the debt profile and restore financial capacity.
For companies and issuers under liquidity pressure or highly indebted: debt analysis, renegotiation with creditors and a new structure, for sustainable debt and preserved value.
03
Capital mobilisation
Raise the financial resources projects and companies need.
Equity or debt fundraising from suitable investors, for companies and infrastructure with high financing needs: secure financing, at the best cost and on time.
TUO NAGNENIGUE
Executive Director, SEF CAPITAL
Word from the Executive Director
Building the future of African finance through excellence and lasting impact.
Welcome to the SEF CAPITAL digital platform.
In a rapidly changing economic environment, sub-Saharan Africa faces a historic challenge: mobilising massive capital while ensuring the resilience and sustainability of its infrastructure and industries. At SEF CAPITAL, we are convinced that high financial technicality and extra-financial impact are not mutually exclusive, but form the foundation of future-ready investments.
It is with this vision that we support States, institutions and companies through our two pillars of excellence: Investment Banking and Strategic Financial Investment Advisory. Whether structuring complex project financings, syndicating resources internationally or leading cutting-edge ESG engineering, our teams apply absolute rigour to turn every opportunity into a highly bankable asset.
Our commitment rests on three core values: the excellence of our engineering, the integrity of our governance processes, and a constant pursuit of measurable impact for the economies of our sub-region.
Together, let us connect global capital to the continent’s ambitions to unlock its growth potential sustainably.
References
At our side
Leading financial institutions work alongside SEF Capital.
And many other partners.
A project to finance or a transaction to structure?
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