WHAT WE DO ?
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We invest on our behalf and with a Club Deal which brings together various European and African investors who actively support the participations by providing them the benefit of their networks.
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We also rely on our group's advisory structures to provide strategic and financial expertises
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We have an opportunistic vision of investment
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We do not do Seed or project financing !
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Our ideal targets meet the following criteria :
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Geography: Africa (Guinea-Conakry CEMAC and UEMOA areas)
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Preferred sectors: IT, Industry, Sustainable Businesses, Services, Agro-industries (Food and Beverage), Catering, Horeca, Logistics
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No need to be profitable if profitability possible within 12 months following the investment
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The company must already have a recurring turnover and at least one balance sheet
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Special Situations are accepted
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We can be a minority or majority shareholder
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We do not necessarily need to be a member of the company's Board of Directors, but we do impose monthly activity reports on our investments.
HOW DO WE PROCEED?
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Each file submitted is analyzed by our team to determine if it is eligible for our weekly Selection Committee
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If you are selected, a person will be responsible for your file and in charge of its analysis for the Investment Pre-Committee, which meets monthly
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Once the Pre-Investment Committee stage has been completed, the due diligence process is initiated in order to be able to have the investment validated by the Investment Committee
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The average processing time from the day one until the closing is 3/6 months
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In some cases we have had the capacity to act in one month (emergency situations) but we also have cases where it takes 6 months to obtain the necessary elements....before going to the Investment Committee
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Our approach is always positive and, whatever the outcome of our negotiations, we are passionate about entrepreneurs, happy to help them in their reflections during these analysis phases