British International Investment

Established in 1948, British International Investment is a UK government-backed development finance institution and impact investor. It focuses on long-term economic growth and sustainability in emerging markets by investing in infrastructure, health, agribusiness, and other sectors.

Samir Abhyankar

Managing Director, Head of Financial Services Group and Member of the Investment and Executive Committee

Benson Adenuga

Head of Office and Coverage Director, Nigeria and Member of Investment teams

Kwabena Asante-Poku

Coverage Director for Ghana and Member of Investment teams

Andrew Brown

Managing Director, Deputy Co-Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of the investment committee for Funds and Venture Capital and Financial Services equity transactions

Anne-Marie Chidzero

External Investment Committee Member

Leandro Cuccioli

Director and Head of Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Forestry

Seema Dhanani

Head of Kenya and Coverage Director East Africa

Tenbite Ermias

Managing Director, Africa

Hayley Fenton

Investment Associate, Infrastructure - Energy Access and Efficiency

Paul Fitzsimons

External Investment Committee member

Roman Frenkel

Director and Head of Food, Agriculture and Natural Capital

Jo Fry

Investment Director and Head of Intermediated Financial services

Anne-Marie Harris

External Investment Committee Member

Nikunj Jinsi

External Investment Committee member

Diana Kolar

Investment Manager, Innovative Finance

Maria Kozloski

External Investment Committee Member

Maria Largey

Managing Director, Chief Impact Officer and Member of the Investment and Executive Committee

Chirantan Patnaik

Director, Venture Capital

Stephen Priestley

Managing Director, Financial Services Group

Rehan Rashid

Country Director, Bangladesh

Sherine Shohdy

Head of Egypt Office and Coverage Director

Abhinav Sinha

Managing Director

Srinivasan Nagarajan

Managing Director, Head of Asia and Member of the Investment and Executive Committee

Past deals in Nigeria

InfraCredit

Debt Financing in 2024
InfraCredit provides local currency guarantees to enhance the credit quality of debt instruments issued to finance creditworthy infrastructure assets in Nigeria that conform with its eligibility criteria.

Ecobank

Post in 2024
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, established in 1985 and headquartered in Lomé, Togo, provides a range of retail, corporate, and investment banking services across Africa and internationally. Its operations include Corporate & Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, and Consumer Banking, offering products such as current and savings accounts, loans, cards, and digital banking services. The bank serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, small and medium enterprises, multinationals, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. With a network of 888 branches and over 2,460 ATMs, Ecobank facilitates various financial services, including treasury, cash management, remittance, and bancassurance. Subsidiaries such as Ecobank Nigeria Limited and Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited extend its services, focusing on commercial and retail banking tailored to local markets.

Access Bank

Debt Financing in 2023
Access Bank, established in 1988 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a commercial bank that offers a wide range of banking products and services to individual and business customers. The bank operates in Ghana and provides various accounts, including standard savings and current accounts, as well as specialized options such as access advantage and premier accounts. Access Bank also offers online banking services, facilitating ATM transactions, online access, point-of-sale terminal services, bill payments, and Western Union money transfers. In addition to personal banking, the bank provides corporate and investment banking, commercial and business banking services, along with mortgage loans and sustainable international banking solutions.

TradeDepot

Debt Financing in 2023
Founded in 2016, TradeDepot is a SaaS platform that connects FMCG distributors, wholesalers, and retailers across Africa. It leverages real-time stock level tracking, predictive trade intelligence, and automated sales promotions to boost sales and improve distribution efficiency.

Moniepoint

Series B in 2022
Moniepoint is a fintech company offering comprehensive financial services for businesses. Its platform enables businesses to create accounts, accept online payments, manage expenses, access credit facilities, and more.

TradeDepot

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2016, TradeDepot is a SaaS platform that connects FMCG distributors, wholesalers, and retailers across Africa. It leverages real-time stock level tracking, predictive trade intelligence, and automated sales promotions to boost sales and improve distribution efficiency.

Ecobank

Post in 2021
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, established in 1985 and headquartered in Lomé, Togo, provides a range of retail, corporate, and investment banking services across Africa and internationally. Its operations include Corporate & Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, and Consumer Banking, offering products such as current and savings accounts, loans, cards, and digital banking services. The bank serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, small and medium enterprises, multinationals, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. With a network of 888 branches and over 2,460 ATMs, Ecobank facilitates various financial services, including treasury, cash management, remittance, and bancassurance. Subsidiaries such as Ecobank Nigeria Limited and Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited extend its services, focusing on commercial and retail banking tailored to local markets.

TeamApt

Series B in 2021
TeamApt is a financial technology company that develops digital banking and payment platform for financial transactions. It offers an end-to-end omnichannel digital banking service called Moneytor Digital Banking, enabling banks to offer retail, merchant, and corporate banking services through digital channels, Aptpay for automation of digital banking business operations, settlements, reconciliations, and tracks digital transformation processes with web and mobile interfaces. TeamApt was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.

Stanbic IBTC

Debt Financing in 2020
Stanbic IBTC is a leading Nigerian financial services group offering a wide range of banking, investment banking, pension management, and wealth management services. With over 180 branches nationwide and digital platforms, it caters to both individuals and businesses, providing current accounts, savings, loans, cards, internet banking, and mobile money services. Its investment banking arm offers innovative advisory, capital markets, and debt arranging solutions, while its pension management subsidiary specializes in retirement saving accounts and fund administration.

Access Bank

Post in 2019
Access Bank, established in 1988 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is a commercial bank that offers a wide range of banking products and services to individual and business customers. The bank operates in Ghana and provides various accounts, including standard savings and current accounts, as well as specialized options such as access advantage and premier accounts. Access Bank also offers online banking services, facilitating ATM transactions, online access, point-of-sale terminal services, bill payments, and Western Union money transfers. In addition to personal banking, the bank provides corporate and investment banking, commercial and business banking services, along with mortgage loans and sustainable international banking solutions.

African Export-Import Bank

Debt Financing in 2018
African Export-Import Bank is a multilateral financial institution established in 1993 to promote and facilitate trade among African countries and between Africa and the global marketplace. Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, the Bank offers a range of financing programs, advisory services, and guarantee products aimed at enhancing intra- and extra-African trade. These services include short-term trade guarantees, working capital and supply chain finance solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises, and various bonding facilities for export contracts. The institution serves a diverse clientele, including governments, corporations, and financial institutions, providing additional services such as sovereign and corporate advisory, capital markets assistance, and trade information. With an authorized share capital of five billion US dollars, the Bank plays a crucial role in the development and diversification of trade across the continent.

Indorama Fertilizers

Debt Financing in 2018
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

IHS Nigeria

Debt Financing in 2015
IHS Nigeria plc is a mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider based in Lagos, Nigeria. Established in 2001, the company operates in Nigeria, Sudan, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates, offering a range of services including turnkey infrastructure deployment, managed services, and infrastructure sharing and leasing. IHS Nigeria specializes in telecommunications network construction, which encompasses site acquisition, design, equipment supply, and installation. The company also provides various tower sharing options, such as build-to-suit and buy-lease-back agreements. Additionally, IHS Nigeria offers infrastructure managed services, including field maintenance, project management, and network optimization. The firm also sells telecom equipment and, as of July 2013, managed a portfolio of approximately 8,500 towers.

INT Towers Limited

Venture Round in 2015
INT Towers Limited owns and operates over 9,100 telecoms towers across seven regions in Nigeria. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the IHS Towers Group – the largest independent tower operator in Africa – which has a presence in Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Rwanda and Zambia.

Azura-Edo IPP

Debt Financing in 2014
Azura-Edo IPP is a power generation company based in Nigeria, specifically focused on the development and operation of gas-fired independent power plants. It is best known for its 450MW open cycle gas turbine power station, which marks the first project undertaken by Azura Power Holdings. After more than six years of development, the company achieved financial closure for Phase 1 on December 28, 2015, with construction commencing shortly thereafter in January 2016. The construction is being conducted by a consortium including Julius Berger Nigeria and Siemens, both recognized leaders in construction and power generation, respectively. Azura-Edo IPP aims to contribute to the sustainable development of Nigeria's energy infrastructure while enhancing power generation capabilities in the region. The facility is expected to begin generating electricity by the end of 2018.
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