Fund Management & Investment Structuring
Investment vehicles built for governance, institutional subscription, and scale
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Reconciling DFI impact mandates with commercial return requirements in one vehicle
Domicile choice between African and offshore jurisdictions and what each signals to investors
We advise institutional investors, development finance institutions, and family offices on the design, governance, and management of investment vehicles targeting African assets — structured for the investors they are meant to attract.
A fund investing in Africa usually has to satisfy two audiences at once: development finance institutions with impact mandates and reporting obligations, and commercial LPs with return requirements and exit expectations. Domicile, terms, and governance all follow from which investors must be reconciled.
Fund establishment, infrastructure and development funds, and co-investment platforms for African and international capital.
Fund Management & Investment Structuring
Investment vehicles designed for governance, performance, and scale
Fund governance
Institutional fund structure
Governance architecture connecting GP, LP, co-investors, and oversight committees.
Services & capabilities
What we deliver
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Capability detail
Fund architecture
Legal and economic structuring — terms, waterfalls, and governance fitted to a mixed DFI and commercial investor base.
- 15+
Fund mandates
Structured across asset classes and geographies
- AIFMD
Regulatory depth
Group fund compliance and cross-border distribution experience
How we've helped
Fund formation
Establishing an infrastructure fund for DFI and commercial LPs
We advised on the formation of an infrastructure vehicle targeting African assets — structuring LP and GP terms, governance documentation, and the impact reporting development finance subscribers required alongside commercial return terms.
Read moreOur approach
A disciplined approach to capital advisory
Our Johannesburg team guides clients through domicile choice, fund design, LP and GP alignment, regulatory positioning, and operational setup — so vehicles are investable by DFIs and commercial investors together rather than one at the expense of the other.
Define
Clarify strategy, LP profile, regulatory route, and economic terms — including waterfalls, fees, and governance expectations.
Architect
Draft fund documentation, regulatory filings, and operational setup with administrators, depositaries, and legal counsel.
Launch
Coordinate anchor outreach, data-room diligence, and subscription closings with institutional discipline.
Operate
Implement reporting, compliance, and portfolio oversight frameworks from first close onward.
Client outcomes
- Investable structures with governance and terms institutional LPs recognise
- Vehicles positioned correctly with the relevant regulator and domicile
- Operational frameworks supporting reporting, compliance, and oversight from launch
- Capital raised across DFI and commercial investor bases
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Industries we serve
Private Capital
Partner to family offices, PE, and alternative asset managers
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Institutional capital for real assets and urban development
Infrastructure
Core mandate: structuring bankable infrastructure investments
Financial Services
Advisory for institutional investors and financial intermediaries
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