AB FinanceAccess & Bridge

Access & Bridge

Our Areas of Expertise

Strategic financial advisory delivering transformative impact across African markets — from M&A and debt advisory to complex structured finance.

Advisory Services

Financial Advisory

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

Debt advisory supports companies and projects in structuring, negotiating, raising, renegotiating and restructuring debt financing from banks, DFIs and alternative lenders under optimal terms.

Strategic advisory to governments, sovereign entities and public institutions on the structuring of sovereign and climate finance: design of sovereign funds, guarantee facilities and public development banks; structuring of PPPs for strategic infrastructure (renewable energy, agropoles, vital infrastructure); mobilisation of green and climate finance from international donors; mapping of investment opportunities and attractiveness reforms. Drawing on senior experience with the World Bank Group (IFC), AFD / Proparco, UNDP (BIOFIN) and Madagascar's EDBM.

Advisory on financing, financial structuring and restructuring for complex transactions.

Capital raising from private and public sector stakeholders, DFIs, and institutional investors.

Financial and strategic valuations for transactions, reporting, and strategic planning.

Development of comprehensive business plans and financial models aligned with investor requirements.

Wealth structuring, financial modeling, and strategy training for executives and teams.

Multi-Product Expertise

Senior & Mezzanine Debt
Hybrid Instruments
Concessional Finance
Grants Management
Guarantees & Risk-sharing
Structured Finance
Blended Finance
Equity

Sector Experience

Infrastructure & PPP
Agribusiness
Manufacturing
Services
Banking & Insurance
Global Network Access

Direct access to capital allocators across Africa & beyond

Two decades inside leading institutions (Rothschild & Cie, IFC / World Bank Group, Proparco / AFD) and active mandates with UNDP-BIOFIN, EDBM and the FAPBM (Foundation for Protected Areas and Biodiversity in Madagascar) have built a working network of international financiers actively deploying capital in Africa and emerging markets.

International Donors
Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)
Private Equity Funds
Debt Funds
Impact Funds
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Philanthropic Funds
Family Offices & Business Angels
Guarantee Institutions