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

Schola Laban

Investment Director

Kouassi Lolo Nolitse

Partner and ESG Manager

Anna Traoré

Associate

Past deals in Togo

Banque Populaire pour l'Epargne et le Crédit offers banking services. The company is based in Lomé, Togo. Banque Populaire pour l'Epargne et le Crédit operates as a subsidiary of SUNU Assurances Vie Côte d'Ivoire.

SODIGAZ

Private Equity Round in 2009
SODIGAZ SA operates as a butane bottling and distribution company in Togo.

Socopharm

Private Equity Round in 2009
Socopharm is the oldest wholesale distributor of pharmaceuticals in Togo.

Moov Togo

Private Equity Round in 2006
Moov Togo is a telecommunications company that operates in Togo, West Africa.