Our Services

We structure Export Credit Agency (ECA)-backed facilities that allow African clients to import equipment and industrial systems with extended repayment terms and internationally competitive pricing. Our advisory covers the full spectrum of ECA-supported transactions, from initial eligibility assessment through to drawdown.

ECA financing is one of the most powerful tools available to African businesses looking to acquire capital-intensive equipment — enabling long tenors, reduced down payments, and access to commercially attractive interest rates that would not otherwise be available through domestic banking channels.

What We Provide

• ECA eligibility assessment and pre-qualification advisory
• Structuring of buyer credit and supplier credit facilities
• Coordination with commercial banks and ECA bodies
• Documentation preparation and submission support
• Negotiation support for repayment terms and interest rates
• Post-approval transaction monitoring and compliance support

SACE — Italy's export credit and investment insurance agency — supports international buyers of Italian goods and services through risk mitigation and financing guarantees. We work with lenders, exporters, and buyers to arrange financing supported by SACE guarantees for eligible transactions.

SACE-backed transactions offer a unique combination of risk mitigation and long-term financing that is particularly well-suited to large-scale African infrastructure, agriculture, and manufacturing investments.

Key SACE Benefits

• Up to 85% financing of eligible Italian export contracts (subject to approval)
• Medium to long-term repayment tenors suited to capital investment cycles
• Competitive, internationally benchmarked interest rates
• Significantly reduced lender risk through Italian state guarantees
• Access to large capital equipment and turnkey project transactions

Our SACE Advisory Includes

• SACE guarantee eligibility and product selection advisory
• Coordination between Italian exporter, buyer, and financing bank
• Application preparation and submission to SACE
• Due diligence support and compliance documentation

Italy is globally respected for its engineering excellence, durable machinery, efficient automation systems, and advanced agro-processing solutions. We connect African clients to reputable, vetted Italian suppliers across a wide range of industrial sectors — ensuring quality, reliability, and SACE-eligibility.

Our supplier network covers the full range of equipment and technology required for modern African industrial development, from precision greenhouses to large-scale food processing lines.

Sectors We Source From

Our Sourcing Service Includes

• Identification and vetting of suitable Italian suppliers
• Technical specification review and equipment matching
• Commercial negotiation support and contract facilitation
• SACE-eligibility verification of selected supplier
• Factory visit coordination and due diligence support

For a transaction to attract international financing, it must be presented in a bankable, credible format that lenders and guarantee agencies can evaluate with confidence. We prepare all the documentation required to take a project from concept to the point of financial close.

Our project development team brings together financial modelling, industry sector expertise, and an understanding of what international financiers and ECAs require to approve transactions.

What We Prepare

• Comprehensive business plans tailored to lender requirements
• Detailed financial models with sensitivity and scenario analysis
• Bankable feasibility studies meeting international standards
• Investment memoranda for presentation to financiers and investors
• Funding presentations and investor pitch materials
• Environmental and social impact summaries where required

Complex cross-border transactions involve multiple parties — exporters, banks, ECAs, investors, lawyers, engineers, and project sponsors. We act as the central coordinator, managing the flow of information and documents among all parties and keeping the transaction moving towards financial close.

Parties We Coordinate

• Italian exporters and equipment suppliers
• Commercial banks and development finance institutions
• Export Credit Agencies (SACE and others)
• Private equity and impact investors
• Legal counsel and transaction lawyers
• Technical engineers and independent experts
• Project sponsors and client management teams

Beyond ECA and SACE-backed transactions, we support clients in raising capital from a wider range of sources — including commercial banks, development finance institutions, private equity, and impact investors — to fund industrial expansion, modernisation, and growth.

Capital Advisory Services

• Capital structure advisory and optimal financing mix analysis
• Investor identification and introductions
• Debt and equity fundraising support
• Development Finance Institution (DFI) engagement
• Grant and concessional funding identification
• Trade finance solutions for import-export operations