Emerging Capital Partners

Oando PLC is one of Africa's largest integrated energy solutions providers, operating primarily in Nigeria and internationally. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Oando offers a range of services through its subsidiaries, including exploration and production of oil and gas, as well as the supply and trading of crude, refined, and unrefined petroleum products. The company also engages in the storage and distribution of petroleum and gas products, along with logistics support and aviation activities. Oando's business model emphasizes a strong presence in the energy sector, with a significant focus on supply and trading as its primary revenue source. Formerly known as Unipetrol Nigeria Plc, the company rebranded in December 2003 and is a subsidiary of Ocean and Oil Development Partners Limited.

Notore Chemical Industries Plc is a leading fertilizer and agro-allied company based in Nigeria, specializing in the production and supply of nitrogenous fertilizers, including Urea, Ammonia, and NPK fertilizers. Operating the premier fertilizer plant in Sub-Saharan Africa, located at Onne sea port in the Niger Delta region, Notore is strategically positioned to facilitate effective distribution along the Atlantic coast. The company not only focuses on manufacturing but also emphasizes educating farmers on best agricultural practices to enhance crop yields. With a robust network of professionals, Notore aims to support the agricultural community, positively impacting the livelihoods of approximately 14 million farming households in Nigeria. Its operations contribute to the broader goal of advancing the African Green Revolution.

Intercontinental Bank is a commercial bank platform founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Nigeria. It provides banking and financial services. Intercontinental Bank was acquired by Access Bank as of January 31, 2012.

Continental Reinsurance is a Pan-African service re-insurer offering a full suite of non-life and life reinsurance products in Nigeria, Cameroon, Abidjan, Tunis, Gaborone, and Kenya. It underwrites fire and engineering, general accident, motor and liability, marine and aviation, oil and gas, individual and group life, and energy products.

Central Africa Health Care Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interest in providing pharmaceutical and healthcare services. It has investments in healthcare and drug manufacturing. The company was incorporated in July 2004 and is headquartered in Cameroon, Nigeria.

Starcomms is a telecommunications company based in Nigeria, providing advanced wireless digital services primarily in metropolitan Lagos. Its offerings include mobile and fixed voice services, both prepaid and postpaid, as well as mobile and fixed broadband internet. The company also specializes in enterprise solutions, which encompass Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, bulk SMS, call conferencing, and E1 trunks. Additionally, Starcomms delivers a range of value-added services, including voice SMS, Funbox, Wireless Access Protocol (WAP), Africhat, Afritalk, and social networking services. Through these diverse offerings, Starcomms aims to meet the communication needs of individual and corporate clients in the region.

Société Internationale de Plantations d'Hévéas produces and markets natural rubber for tire manufacturers in Africa and France. It operates an area of 22,564 hectares of rubber plantations in Ivory Coast; 14,735 hectares of rubber plantations in Ghana; 14,060 hectares of rubber plantations in Nigeria; and 5,809 hectares of rubber plantations in Liberia. The company was founded in 1905 and is based in Courbevoie, France.

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), a public limited liability company under a private sector initiative spearheaded by the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In the early 1980’s foreign and state-owned banks dominated the banking industry in West Africa. Commercial banks in West Africa owned and managed by the African private sector were a rarity. Its founders created ETI with the objective of filling this vacuum. The Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce promoted and initiated a project to create a private, regional banking institution in West Africa. In 1984, Ecopromotions S.A. was incorporated. Its founding shareholders raised seed capital for feasibility studies and the promotional activities leading to the creation of ETI. In October 1985, ETI was incorporated with authorised capital of US$100 million. The initial paid up capital of US$32 million was raised from over 1,500 individuals and institutions from West African countries. The largest shareholder was the ECOWAS Fund for Cooperation, Compensation and Development (ECOWAS Fund), the development finance arm of ECOWAS. Ecobank signed a Headquarters’ Agreement with the Government of Togo in 1985, which granted it the status of an international organisation. This status came with the rights and privileges necessary for ETI to operate as a regional institution, including the status of a non-resident financial institution. ETI commenced operations with its first subsidiary in Togo in March 1988.