Cauris Management

Cauris Management SA is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 1996, with offices in Lomé, Togo, and Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The firm focuses on both direct investments in startups and growth-oriented companies, as well as fund of funds investments in private equity funds. It targets investments ranging from €2 million to €15 million, seeking to acquire majority, minority, or controlling stakes in companies. Cauris Management emphasizes sectors with strong growth potential while excluding investments in military, adult entertainment, tobacco, and businesses that exploit child labor or harm the environment. Its investment strategy spans small and medium-sized enterprises in several countries across Francophone West Africa, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Senegal, among others, positioning it as a key player in the regional private sector.

Kokou Timothée Akodo

Chief Financial Officer

Noël Yawo Eklo

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Benjamin Kouakou

Associate Director, Partner and Head of Yeelen Financial Fund

Mamadou Kouyaté

Investment Director

Schola Laban

Investment Director

Kouassi Lolo Nolitse

Partner and ESG Manager

Anna Traoré

Associate

Past deals in Senegal

Axxend

Private Equity Round in 2013
Axxend is a business technology consulting firm based in Africa that specializes in providing digital transformation services to enhance organizational efficiency and profitability. The company offers a range of business intelligence solutions, including enterprise performance management and information architecture, designed to optimize decision-making processes. In addition, Axxend provides collaboration solutions that encompass enterprise communications, desktop transformation, and migration services for platforms like Lotus Notes/Domino. Through these offerings, Axxend aims to support enterprises in maximizing productivity and increasing revenue.

Bridge Bank Group

Private Equity Round in 2008
Bridge Group West Africa is a holding company which has a majority equity share in Bride Bank Cote d'Ivoire, an Ivorian universal bank and a minority significant equity stake in a bank in Senegal.

SAPIN

Private Equity Round in 2004
Sapin is a regional leader for Flexible Packaging in French-Speaking Africa. The company produces highly specialized films and packaging solutions. Our Main customers are producers and distributors in the local Food industry (Milk, coffee, oil, drinks etc.).

Toubijoux Industries

Private Equity Round in 1997
Toubijoux Industries is an industrial unit manufacturing gold and silver jewelery created in Senegal in 1997.