AB FinanceAccess & Bridge

Access & Bridge

Transforming Vision into Lasting Impact

Independent financial advisory firm empowering high-impact projects across Africa and the Indian Ocean

Impact
Driven Advisory
Africa
& Indian Ocean
Independent
Financial Advisory
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A New Phase of Development

AB Finance is entering a transformative phase: accelerated internationalization across Africa, a sharper strategic focus, and a growing network of privileged partnerships across the region.

As an independent financial advisory firm, we operate across Africa and the Indian Ocean region, focusing on projects that are critical to local economic development while systematically integrating inclusive growth, climate challenges, and low-carbon transition imperatives.

AB Finance — independent financial advisory
AB FINANCE

Access & Bridge

Transforming local initiatives into investable assets

Our Response to Market Challenges

Combining strategic advisory, debt advisory, and concessional instruments to transform local initiatives into investable assets.

M&A Advisory

End-to-end mergers and acquisitions advisory including valuations, negotiations, and execution for complex transactions.

  • Sell-side & Buy-side
  • Valuations
  • Negotiation
  • Transaction Execution
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Debt Advisory

Structuring, negotiating, raising, renegotiating and restructuring debt financing from banks, DFIs and alternative lenders under optimal terms.

  • Debt Raising
  • Restructuring
  • Refinancing
  • DFI & Bank Syndication
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Concessional Instruments & Grants

Expert structuring and management of blended finance, grants, and risk-sharing mechanisms to maximize impact.

  • Blended Finance
  • Grant Management
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Catalytic Capital
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The 3P Philosophy

Our intervention philosophy integrates three interconnected pillars to ensure sustainable impact across all dimensions.

People

Human Capital at the Core

  • Human capital development
  • Social and financial inclusion
  • Capacity building and skills
  • Sustainable employment creation
  • Community strengthening

Planet

Environmental Stewardship

  • Ecosystem preservation
  • Energy transition
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Responsible resource management
  • Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)

Prosperity

Sustainable Value Creation

  • Sustainable economic value
  • Enterprise growth and resilience
  • Local value anchoring
  • Responsible financial returns
  • Long-term impact focus

Aligned with the SDGs

Our interventions contribute to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals across Africa and the Indian Ocean.

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8

Economic Inclusion

Decent jobs and poverty reduction through inclusive business models

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Clean Energy

Affordable and sustainable energy access for all

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Resilient Infrastructure

Building sustainable infrastructure and fostering innovation

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Climate & Biodiversity

Climate action and ecosystem preservation

Privileged Partnerships & Mandates

Strategic relationships and advisory mandates anchoring AB Finance at the heart of impact and biodiversity finance in Madagascar and beyond.

Privileged Partnership

Miarakap — MBCF

Mitsiry Biodiversity & Climate Fund ($50M)

A privileged, long-term partnership with Miarakap on the Mitsiry Biodiversity & Climate Fund, an impact investment fund dedicated to biodiversity and climate in Africa and the Indian Ocean. AB Finance acts as financial advisor on the structuring, the definition of investment criteria and instruments, and the pricing and financial structuring of investments, alongside Miarakap and Kinomé.

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Advisory Mandate

BIOFIN

Innovative biodiversity financing — Madagascar

Financial advisory mandate for BIOFIN (UNDP / Kinomé), focused on designing innovative financing solutions for biodiversity in Madagascar — translating environmental objectives into robust, investable financial mechanisms.

Advisory Mandate

EDBM

Madagascar's investment promotion agency

Mandate for the EDBM, Madagascar's investment promotion agency, supporting the screening and pre-evaluation of investment opportunities across agribusiness, tourism, and ICT (NTICs) in Madagascar.

Meet Our Founder

Combining deep African market knowledge with international financial advisory experience.

Alexis Befeno

Alexis Befeno

Founder & Managing Partner

20+ years in M&A, Debt & Equity Investment and Structured Finance. Ex-Rothschild & Co, IFC, Proparco.

Strategic Partner

Strategic partnership

Kajy Partners

Specialized in corporate finance, financial modeling, business intelligence and reporting automation. Our strategic partnership enhances the structuring of investor-ready business plans and project finance models.

2nd Worldwide, 1st in Africa — Financial Modeling World Cup