We provide training and support to local developers and governments, ensuring they have the skills to manage and sustain projects post-financial close, reducing long-term risks.

Our strength lies in our local network, we have established relationships with governments, local businesses, community leaders, and development institutions across Africa. These relationships enable us to:

• Map key stakeholders and identify influential decision-makers across all sectors.
• Facilitate public-private partnerships (PPPs) and ensure government buy-in for large-scale projects.
• Engage communities to ensure social license to operate, promoting local support for projects.

We specialise in identifying high-impact investment opportunities through our local relationships. We provide a structured, tailored approach to bring investors and projects together, ensuring the following:

• Sourcing projects with significant social, environmental, and financial returns.
• Investment structuring tailored to each project, leveraging blended finance, impact bonds, and other funding mechanisms to meet local and investor requirements.
• Syndication of investment opportunities through partnerships with DFIs, sovereign wealth funds, and private investors to increase project capital.

We connect clients with DFIs, private equity, and impact investors, structuring deals that blend concessional and commercial capital to reduce financial risks and attract investment. While also connecting local stakeholders and projects to appropriate funding streams:

• Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)
• Sovereign wealth funds
• Multilateral banks
• Impact investors
• Climate and infrastructure funds

Africa’s diverse markets pose unique challenges for investors, such as environmental, social, political instability, currency volatility, and regulatory risks. We de-risk these investments by:

• Conducting comprehensive risk assessments across political, financial, social, and environmental landscapes.
• Developing risk mitigation strategies that leverage our knowledge of local regulations and market conditions to protect both investors and communities.
• Insuring projects against potential risks, including currency and political instability, through innovative de-risking mechanisms.

Investors and financiers face growing pressure to comply with complex ESG frameworks. We support this by:

• Embedding Equator Principles, IFC Performance Standards, and OECD Common Approaches into project workflows.
• Aligning with EU Taxonomy, ISSB, CSRD, SFDR, and PRI/PRB for sustainable finance compliance.
• Structuring ESG finance instruments (e.g., green bonds, SLLs) and supporting TCFD/TNFD-aligned risk disclosures.

Tshutsumetso ensures that all projects align with local development goals and international standards for impact and ESG compliance. We guide clients through the complexities of impact assessment and reporting:

• Developing impact frameworks that measure social, environmental, and economic outcomes of investments.
• Ensuring projects meet DFI requirements, including impact verification and compliance with ES risk management guidelines (IFC PS, Equator Principles etc.)
• Providing comprehensive reporting to stakeholders, investors, and regulators to ensure that projects remain accountable and transparent.

Our hands-on approach continues throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring that the project is executed successfully and stakeholders remain aligned. We:

• Coordinate with local authorities, businesses, and communities to ensure smooth execution.
• Handle regulatory compliance and facilitate approvals.
• Provide project management support to keep the project on track, from initial conception to final completion.

In addition to our hands-on project services, we provide strategic advisory to both investors and local governments. Our advisory services include:

• Investment strategy development: Helping clients define their investment goals in Africa, providing market insights, and identifying the best sectors and projects to invest in.
• Local market entry: Advising on entry strategies and how to navigate the regulatory environment, local partnerships, and financial landscape in Africa.
• M&A advisory: Assisting clients in identifying and executing strategic acquisitions and partnerships in high-growth African sectors.
• Governance and policy advisory: Advising governments on policy development, regulatory frameworks, and creating investment-friendly environments