Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund is a public-private partnership that mobilizes capital from both public and private sources to lend to infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa. It provides long-term debt and mezzanine financing on commercial terms to infrastructure developments, with funding directed primarily to projects owned, managed, and operated by private sector businesses. The fund concentrates on building and upgrading infrastructure across the region, including in fragile states where traditional lenders are often reluctant to deploy capital. Based in Ebene, Mauritius, the entity is managed and advised by Investec Asset Management, aligning capital providers with private sector-led infrastructure development.

Sumit Kanodia

Investment Director

13 past transactions

Vinschool

Debt Financing in 2025
Vinschool is a Hanoi-based K-12 education system in Vietnam operated by Vingroup. Established in 2013, it offers a dual Vietnamese Cambridge curriculum spanning preschool through high school across multiple campuses. The program emphasizes outcome-based, competency-oriented learning and prepares students for 21st-century skills, digital literacy, and AI integration, with personalized pathways and a focus on global citizenship while maintaining Vietnamese cultural identity. The school adheres to rigorous standards aligned with CIS accreditation and operates as a non-profit institution.

AXIAN

Debt Financing in 2024
Axian Group, a family office established 150 years ago in Madagascar, focuses on fostering social and economic development in emerging economies. Its investment unit, created in 2015 and based in Antananarivo, aims to support the infrastructure sector in Madagascar. By providing financial assistance to small and medium enterprises, Axian Group facilitates their growth and expansion. The organization also seeks opportunities in emerging markets to diversify its core operations, underscoring its commitment to sustainable development and economic progress in the region.

Indorama Fertilizers

Debt Financing in 2024
Indorama Fertilizers operates a world-class, 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum urea manufacturing facility based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The plant has been developed to global environmental, social and construction standards. It plays a key role in supporting the agricultural sector in Nigeria by providing a reliable supply of fertilizers for local farmers, thereby enabling import substitution and supporting the diversification needs of the Nigerian economy. Indorama Fertilizers is also advantageously located to serve neighboring West African countries and key Western hemisphere markets, including North America, South America and Europe

Indorama Fertilizers

Debt Financing in 2024
Indorama Fertilizers operates a world-class, 1.4 million metric tonnes per annum urea manufacturing facility based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The plant has been developed to global environmental, social and construction standards. It plays a key role in supporting the agricultural sector in Nigeria by providing a reliable supply of fertilizers for local farmers, thereby enabling import substitution and supporting the diversification needs of the Nigerian economy. Indorama Fertilizers is also advantageously located to serve neighboring West African countries and key Western hemisphere markets, including North America, South America and Europe

Sonatel

Debt Financing in 2024
Sonatel SA, headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, is a leading telecommunications provider in West Africa, offering a wide range of services including fixed line, mobile, Internet, television, voice, and mobile money to both individuals and businesses. Established in 1985, Sonatel operates in Senegal and has expanded its reach to Mali, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. The company has developed a modern, fully digitized network supported by high-speed optical fiber submarine cables, boasting one of Africa's largest Internet bandwidths at 6.5 Gbps. Through its Orange brand, Sonatel facilitates the convergence of mobile, Internet, and television technologies, playing a crucial role in the economic development of Senegal and positioning the country as a telecommunications hub in the region.

AXIAN

Debt Financing in 2023
Axian Group, a family office established 150 years ago in Madagascar, focuses on fostering social and economic development in emerging economies. Its investment unit, created in 2015 and based in Antananarivo, aims to support the infrastructure sector in Madagascar. By providing financial assistance to small and medium enterprises, Axian Group facilitates their growth and expansion. The organization also seeks opportunities in emerging markets to diversify its core operations, underscoring its commitment to sustainable development and economic progress in the region.

Dakar Mobilite

Debt Financing in 2023
Dakar Mobilité is the Senegalese business that operates the Dakar BRT. The company is concerned with road safety, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Paratus Namibia

Debt Financing in 2023
Paratus Namibia Holdings is a telecommunications company based in Namibia, specializing in information and communication technology services across sub-Saharan Africa. The company offers a diverse range of services, including Mobile-LTE, internet, voice, portable connectivity, local area network (LAN) solutions, Wi-Fi, and MPLS, as well as Software-Defined WAN. Paratus serves various sectors, including consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), retail, enterprise, mining, agriculture, and government. The company operates in seven African countries: Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia, positioning itself as a key player in the regional telecommunications landscape.

Eastcastle Infrastructure

Debt Financing in 2023
Eastcastle Infrastructure is a company focused on the development of telecommunication towers in Africa, aimed at enhancing sustainable connectivity for consumers and communities. The company designs and constructs telecom sites tailored to specific coverage and capacity requirements. In addition to building new towers, Eastcastle offers co-location services, allowing multiple clients to share existing sites, as well as in-building solutions to ensure reliable indoor coverage in large facilities. Through these services, Eastcastle Infrastructure addresses the diverse telecommunication needs of its clients while contributing to the overall improvement of connectivity across the region.

Africa Ren

Debt Financing in 2023
Africa Ren is a renewable energy company specializing in solar power plants, storage solutions, and lighting services. It produces photovoltaic electricity to expand access to power and promote energy self-sufficiency across Africa. The company connects its assets to the grid or off-grid systems to supply commercial and industrial clients with clean electricity, thereby reducing environmental impact.

Raxio Data Centre

Debt Financing in 2023
Raxio Group is Africa’s leading carrier-neutral data centre operator, delivering best-in-class colocation, cross connect, fibre and IT infrastructure services. With our local market knowledge and global nexus of industry experts and partners, we build and operate a network of connected data centres that will serve as the foundation of Africa’s digital economy.

WIOCC

Debt Financing in 2021
WIOCC is a specialist provider of wholesale telecommunications services, focusing on high-capacity connectivity between Africa and global markets. It offers tailored solutions, including global connectivity, IP transit, metro connections, and colocation, catering primarily to carriers, mobile operators, ISPs, cloud operators, and content providers. With a presence in over 30 African countries and key global centres, WIOCC is renowned as Africa's "carriers' carrier," offering flexible bandwidth packages designed to facilitate the growth of fixed and mobile broadband markets across the continent.

Liquid Intelligent Technologies

Debt Financing in 2021
Liquid Intelligent Technologies is a provider of digital infrastructure in Africa, delivering data, voice, and IP services through a nationwide fiber and satellite network. It operates an extensive fiber backbone spanning about 18,000 kilometers across Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, and South Africa, enabling high-speed internet access for public and private sector enterprises and supporting the digital journey. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Ebène, Mauritius, the company serves as a key connectivity partner across the continent.
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