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Pan-African Expertise | Global Reach

Verdant Capital is a leading investment bank and investment manager operating on a Pan-African basis and specialising in private capital markets. It boasts offices in Johannesburg, Ebene, Accra, Harare, Kinshasa and Frankfurt.

Verdant Capital is authorised by the Financial Services Conduct Authority in South Africa (FSP44608), licenced by the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius. The firm is a BaFin-registered AIFM.

Verdant Capital has completed or is currently executing transactions in more than 25 African countries.

Verdant Capital is the manager of the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, a fund investing hybrid capital into inclusive financial institutions on a pan-African basis.

Verdant Capital is the IMAP partner firm for its region.

Segments

Specialist Funds

Verdant Capital’s Specialist Funds segment is responsible for the management of the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, a USD 80 million fund to invest hybrid capital into inclusive financial institutions. The is anchored by two leading European development finance institutions. The segment is also responsible for managing the firm’s lending facilities to financial institutions for on-lending as invoice discounting (factoring) and supply chain financing (reverse financing).

Mergers and Acquisitions

Verdant Capital is one of IMAP’s two partner firms serving the African continent. Verdant Capital executes its M&A transactions in collaboration with its 40+ IMAP partner firms globally, giving the firm an unparalleled global reach in the middle-market in Africa. IMAP, with partner firms present in nearly 40 countries and a total of more than 500 M&A professionals, is the World’s largest M&A partnership.

Financial Institutions

Verdant Capital is an leading investment advisor to the Pan-African inclusive financial services sector. Verdant Capital has an exceptional track record across the Continent, having raised over USD 250 million in private debt and equity for inclusive financial institutions and “fintech” companies since 2017.

Restructuring

Verdant Capital has extensive experience offering debt restructuring advisory services, including: debt renegotiations, distressed refinancing and distressed M&A. Verdant Capital’s services include both advising shareholders and debtor companies, as well as creditor groups.

Awards

Private Equity Africa

Verdant Capital wins Local Financial Advisor of the Decade in 2022 by PEA (Private Equity Africa)

cfi.co 2022 Best Fintech Capital Raising Team Winner Africa Verdant Capital

Established in 2013, Verdant Capital levers extensive investment experience and deep relationships to fuel pan-African fintech development. It stays in close contact with investors and entrepreneurs via offices in Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe, the Congo and Germany. Verdant Capital handled the second-largest deal in Nigeria’s electronic payments sector in 2021: the sale of Baxi, one of the country’s largest digital payment networks, to MFS Africa, which simplifies cross-border payments through an integrated hub.

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Verdant Capital was ranked No 4 by deal flow in 2022 in the prestigious DealMakers Africa M&A leagues tables, for the pan-Africa (ex-South Africa) region overall. DealMakers is the pre-eminent league table agency for Africa.

In the East Africa region league table (Corporate Finance deal flow), Verdant Capital finished first in 2022. This follows the firm’s joint-first-place ranking in 2021.

Verdant Capital completed M&A and private capital transactions in each East, West and Southern Africa. Verdant Capital’s landmark transactions in completed in 2022 included: the follow-on equity raise for WIOCC, the pan-African data centre and digital infrastructure player, taking the total capital raise to USD 124 million; the sale of leading Nigerian fintech, Baxibox to MFS Africa; and the Series A extension for leading remittance-to-wallet and mobile money business, Zeepay. In South Africa, Verdant Capital advised on the successful acquisition of a stake in leading battery maker Freedom Won. Overall, in recognition to the firm’s successes advising private equity firms on exits and facilitating new investments, Verdant Capital was awarded the title of best local financial advisor in the prestigious Private Equity Africa awards in 2022 for the second consecutive year.

In 2022 Verdant Capital also completed its first investment from the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, into Watu Credit Uganda.

Verdant Capital was ranked No 4 by deal flow in 2022 in the prestigious DealMakers Africa M&A leagues tables, for the pan-Africa (ex-South Africa) region overall. DealMakers is the pre-eminent league table agency for Africa.

In the East Africa region league table (Corporate Finance deal flow), Verdant Capital finished first in 2022. This follows the firm’s joint-first-place ranking in 2021.

Verdant Capital completed M&A and private capital transactions in each East, West and Southern Africa. Verdant Capital’s landmark transactions in completed in 2022 included: the follow-on equity raise for WIOCC, the pan-African data centre and digital infrastructure player, taking the total capital raise to USD 124 million; the sale of leading Nigerian fintech, Baxibox to MFS Africa; and the Series A extension for leading remittance-to-wallet and mobile money business, Zeepay. In South Africa, Verdant Capital advised on the successful acquisition of a stake in leading battery maker Freedom Won. Overall, in recognition to the firm’s successes advising private equity firms on exits and facilitating new investments, Verdant Capital was awarded the title of best local financial advisor in the prestigious Private Equity Africa awards in 2022 for the second consecutive year.

In 2022 Verdant Capital also completed its first investment from the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, into Watu Credit Uganda.

Verdant Capital has ranked Joint 1st in Pan Africa (excl. SA), Joint 1st in East Africa and 2nd in West Africa in Dealmakers Africa M&A League Tables 2021

PEA 2021 Local Financial Advisor of the Year Winner

Verdant Capital won Best Independent Advisory Firm – Pan Africa in 2021

 

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The IMAP partnership ranked 6th by deal volume globally in 2020 by Refinitiv.

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Verdant Capital ranks third in the prestigious DealMakers Africa league table for East Africa in 2020.

cfi.co Corporate Finance Awards 2021

Verdant Capital won Best FinTech Capital Raising Team – Africa 2021

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Verdant Capital won Best Independent Advisory Firm – Pan Africa in 2020

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The IMAP partnership ranked 7th by deal volume globally in 2019 by Refinitiv.

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The IMAP partnership ranked 8th by deal volume globally in 2018 by Refinitiv.

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Verdant Capital was ranked 2nd by deal volume in the prestigious DealMakers East Africa Corporate Finance Rankings in 2018.

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Verdant Capital was ranked 14th by deal volume in the prestigious DealMakers Africa league table in 2017.

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The IMAP partnership ranked 8th by deal volume globally in 2017 by Refinitiv.

Verdant Capital’s landmark ZAR 450 million capital raise for Trustco was awarded “Best Capital Raise in Africa.”

Verdant Capital’s sale of Greenbelt Fertiliser was awarded the prestigious Africa M&A deal of the year, 2016.

Verdant Capital was ranked 14th by deal value in the prestigious DealMakers Africa league table in 2015.

In recognition of the strength of Verdant Capital’s cross border franchise, the firm was awarded the accolade of Best Corporate Finance Firm in South Africa 2015 by Acquisition International.

Verdant Capital Limited: 3rd Floor, Tower A, 1 Exchange Square, Ebene, 72201, Mauritius
Verdant Capital (Pty) Ltd: Second Floor, The Place, 1 Sandton Drive, Sandton, 2196, Johannesburg, South Africa
Representative Office: 40 Forest Road, North Dzorwulu, PMB175, Accra, Ghana
Representative Office: 11 Avenue Sergent Moke, Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Representative Office: 4th Floor, The Acacia Mall, 14 -18 Cooper Road, Kampala, Uganda
VC Germany Management GmbH: Westendstraße 28, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Office 1, Block C, 187 Baines Avenue, Cnr 9th Street, Harare, Zimbabwe
Verdant Capital is in no way associated with any party with a similar name operating outside Africa.