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Capital raising
Equity and SAFE rounds for technology and growth companies, from readiness to close.
- Valuation range and round structure
- Matched investor list, agreed before any approach
- Term sheet review to closing
Lagos · Advisory and placement
Capital for African companies, placed with care.
Maasai Capital Partners advises African companies and their investors on capital raising, secondaries, M&A and debt. We run focused processes with investors we have screened, and we keep every party's information private until an NDA is in place.
- Capital raised
- US$25m for companies in 24 countries
- Headquarters
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Coverage
- West, East and Southern Africa
- Mandates
- Equity, secondaries, debt, M&A
- Ticket range
- Seed to growth, and lender facilities
What we do
Four mandates, one desk.
Each engagement is run by the same desk from first conversation to signing, so the company and the investor deal with one team that knows the file.
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Secondaries
Liquidity for founders, early holders and funds in African private companies.
- Buyer screening under NDA
- Pricing against the last round
- Pre-emption and transfer through the company
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Debt arranging
Facilities for non-bank lenders, asset finance and working capital, from private credit funds and development lenders.
- Lender pack and credit story
- Local and hard-currency funders
- Security and covenant negotiation
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M&A and financial institutions
Bank and lender stakes, recapitalisations and control transactions, on the buy side and the sell side.
- Regulatory shareholding limits mapped early
- Buyer and investor qualification
- Process run to the regulator's approval
Sectors
Where our files sit.
We work where African companies need patient, well-structured capital and where we know the investors who provide it.
Payments and fintech infrastructure
Payment rails, credit data, embedded finance.
Financial institutions
Banks, community banks, microfinance and non-bank lenders.
Mobility and asset finance
Fleet leasing and vehicle finance on contracted revenue.
Agriculture and food
Agritech platforms, processing and packaging.
Energy and climate
Distributed power, storage and the businesses that finance it.
Software and security
B2B software, AI and cyber defence for critical infrastructure.
How we work
A short, disciplined process.
The order matters. Investors see a company only after the company has agreed the list, and detail moves only under NDA.
Step 1
Readiness
We review the deck, model, cap table and data room, and set the raise size, instrument and valuation range.
Step 2
Investor list
We build a list of matched investors and agree it with the company before anyone is approached.
Step 3
Introductions
We introduce the company on a no-names basis, then share detail under NDA with investors who qualify.
Step 4
Terms to close
We review term sheets with the company and stay on the file through signing and completion.
Principles
How we protect both sides.
Private markets run on trust. These are the rules our desk works to on every file.
No names before an NDA
Companies, holders and buyers stay unnamed until confidentiality is signed. Approaches are made with a short, no-names summary.
Only serious counterparties
We bring a seller a buyer who has shown real intent, and an investor a company that fits their stated criteria. We do not circulate decks widely.
Fees tied to outcomes
Most of our fee is earned when a transaction completes. Terms are set out in a short engagement letter before work begins.
Mandates
The kinds of files on our desk.
Shown on a no-names basis. Current opportunities, with more detail for qualified investors, are on our live mandates page.
Mandate
Description
Type
Kenyan SME lender
Local-currency debt facility for a profitable non-bank lender.
Debt
Ghanaian community bank
Recapitalisation to the new Bank of Ghana minimum capital.
Financial institutions
Nigerian fleet leasing
Growth facility against multi-year corporate leases.
Debt
Payments infrastructure
Secondary positions in African payment and fintech companies.
Secondaries
Kenyan commercial bank
Minority and control stakes for qualified bank investors.
M&A
Early-stage software
Seed rounds in AI, credit data and cyber security.
Capital raising
Qualified investors can review current opportunities at maasai-live-mandates.vercel.app.
Contact
Start a conversation.
Companies raising capital, holders seeking liquidity and investors looking for African deal flow can reach the desk directly. We reply to every serious enquiry.
Email
Phone and WhatsApp
Managing Partner
Segun Cole
Office
1A Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos