Manocap

Manocap is a private equity firm based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, specializing in investments in small- to mid-cap enterprises across various sectors in West Africa. The firm focuses on expansions, startups, management buyouts, and pre-IPO opportunities, primarily investing between $0.5 million and $5 million in debt and equity. Manocap targets industries such as agribusiness, agro-processing, sustainable fisheries, services, tourism, transportation, healthcare, sanitation, construction, light manufacturing, and financial services, while explicitly avoiding the mining sector. Since its establishment in 2006, Manocap has recognized the potential and challenges within frontier markets and aims to grow its portfolio while also advising development finance institutions and other organizations on investment strategies in the region.

Tom Cairnes

Founder

Marc Jones

Investment Manager

Daniel Osei-Antwi

Director, Venture Capital and Private Equity

Past deals in Ghana

Sierra Fishing Company

Private Equity Round in 2008
Sierra Fishing Company Ltd. processes and supplies seafood. It offers snappers, sea-breams, and smoked products. The company sells and exports products through a fleet of trawlers and reefer vessels to Sierra Leone, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, and Liberia. Sierra Fishing Company Ltd. is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone.