Strategic Opportunities

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, and Africa is a critical part of the solution. Driven by both a desire for better long-term financial value and a desire to align with values, more Institutional investors and funds are now embracing a variety of ESG investing strategies. According to fintech futures publication, the ESG Finance Market is estimated to reach USD 11.33 trillion within the next 3 years. 

This increased pool of capital has led to an increase in the need for sustainable funding  solutions aligning investment activity with investor beliefs in making  the world a better place. We support the borrower meet set KPIs by ESG Investors thereby complementing other sources of finance and impacting the overall cost of capital. 

Ou ESG strategy supports these ESG Investors make an investment by: heling Sponsors and Developers to:

1. To improve the bankability and attractiveness of projects to ESG focused international investors, we will assist define ESG objectives and create strategic impact objectives that meet positive and measurable social and environmental outcomes.

2. Identify the relevant ESG framework that takes into consideration local, national and international environmental and social legislation and is aligned with the relevant international sustainability compliance directives used by international investors.

3. Integrate ESG early in the project cycle so that they are reflected in project selection, site selection, planning and design.

M&A is an investment banking service that enables corporate executives deliver on transformational plans that leads to value optimisation for the corporate entity value. As a firm our Financial Services M&A track record started with requests for Banks looking to access new regional markets in West and East Africa – delivering a turkey solution that also included negotiating with Central Banks in francophone and anglophone Africa.

We work with clients to seamlessly align target opportunities with their growth plan and executing on the M&A requirement. Going further with clients to identify and verify the commercial feasibility of target opportunities across local and regional African markets.

To maximize opportunities in today’s complex financial services landscape leaders need best-in-class advice and judgment from an experienced partner at the nexus of global capital markets industry. Our advice is always clear and balanced, allowing you to achieve your objectives, navigate important milestones, mitigate risks and drive growth and/or value for your shareholders.

Some of our success stories can be found with these Banks: UBA (into East Africa), International Commercial Bank (divestment from Senegal,Ghana and Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Djibouti) :

Our specialisation:

• Divestitures
• Asset purchases
• Consolidations
• Tender offers
• Buyouts

The NR Technology Investment Program (TIP) was initiated by Nex Rubica (United Kingdom) to assist technology enabled startups in Africa develop a sustainable revenue model subsequently supported by funding for those that meet our bankability criteria.

Underlying the inability of startups in Africa to gain scale in a manner similar to their peers in Europe and North America is the issue  venture capitalists and founders ace in  navigating the myriad of risks and challenges across various cultures and markets in Africa. For instance, the wrong funding type; the wrong growth plan and the wrong approach to managing and growing the business is a major stumbling block.

The TIP initiative focuses on growing Tech business from startup stage into institutions. Our goal being to ensure sustainability in the business model and in financing. Once accepted unto the program we ensure our startup’s strategy can withstand our investment team’s scrutiny.

Our co investors and financial partners range from: family offices; large corporates; investment banks; private equity funds; and development finance institutions – all focused-on NR TIP pipeline of deals.

One of our success stories from our TIP pipeline can be found in our E mobility tech 2022 cohort: WAHU

With funding requirements from USD5,000 to USD 1 Million, we have reviewed over 40 tech related startups covering : East, West and Southern Africa

• Fin tech;
• Agri tech
• Clean tech
• Beauty tech
• E Mobility tech
• Insurance tech
• Creative tech
• Logistics tech
• Health tech
• Ed tech
• Event tech
• Travel tech

Despite the urgency and growing investor appetite for investments into Africa’s infrastructure and resource development opportunities, a lack of bankable projects have limited investment from public and private financiers. This has meant a need for effective project preparation services that take these projects to bankability before investor consideration.

With our deep experience in working with Sponsors and Investors across all regions of Africa, preparing Sponsors for investor assessment and taking projects to bankability is skillset core to our Transaction Advisory business.

Project preparation primarily takes place in four stages: concept/design/scoping, pre-feasibility, feasibility, and structuring and transactions. Each stage addresses different impediments to bankability and builds on the previous stage. The activities within each stage will be different depending on the specifics of a project and enabling environment.

Areas we can assist clients are, the creation and review of:

• Pre-feasibility studies
• Functional studies
• Feasibility studies
• Financial modelling
• Deal structuring for risk mitigation
• ESG integration reports and
• Information Memorandum or Prospectus