Organisation

Verdant Capital

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Organisation general information

Organisation name: 

Verdant Capital Limited

Founding year: 

2013

Country: 

Mauritius

Total number of staff: 

12

Resources dedicated to microfinance: 

8

Percentage of microfinance activities: 

Between 50 and 70%

Type of organisation: 

For profit

 

Investor

Organisation's contact person

Contact person: 

Edmund Timothy Higenbottam

Address: 

3rd Floor, Tower A, 1 Cybercity,
72201
Ebene
Mauritius

Email:

Edmund.higenbottam@verdant-cap.com

Website:

https://verdant-cap.com/

Phone: 

+27 10 140 3700

Organisation summary

Mission: 

African impact-oriented investment advisory firm, with extensive track record and expertise in the financial services sector.

Type of intervention: 

• Equity
• Loans

Countries of intervention: 

Africa

Areas of intervention: 

• Macro level: Due diligence, advice on capital raising, capital raising. Verdant Capital operates in three segments: mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private credit advisory (including sub-advsiory to funds), and specialist funds.
• Intermediate level: Rural finance, Value chain development, Microfinance investment vehicules, Environmental microfinance, Urban finance
• Micro level: Interventions focused on individual MF practitioners, Ratings and external audits, Strategic planning
• Other themes: Due diligence, advice on capital raising, capital raising

Main competences: 

• Due diligence, advice on preparation for and structuring of capital raising.
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Restructuring services
• Sub-advisory services
• Specialist investment management

Please indicate any innovations in your microfinance program planned for the coming year: 

 

• Provide hybrid capital and technical assistance to the inclusive financial institutions across Africa.
• Sub-Advisory assignments to funds seeking to scale up their exposure to Africa