AFRICA ADVISORY

Smit & Cole in association with Africa Advisory


Africa’s Dealmaker

Africa Advisory is becoming widely known as Africa’s Dealmaker; Faced often with seemingly impossible deal breaking restrictions and limitations, Africa Advisory has unlocked the door to solutions that never seemed possible.


About Africa Advisory

Based on the Chairman’s 30 years of specialized experience Africa Advisory has rapidly gained the reputation as the professional in inter and intra Africa financing and business facilitation consultancy. A broad network of relationships holds the key to many doors across a wide range of sectors and geographic area's in Africa’s often complex, always enigmatic, business and investment services

“There is always an answer”: says Bruce Jewels, Africa Advisory Managing Director. It knows where to look and who to talk to, to make the difference. "Can’t be done," is not an African advisory option. The philosophy is to face the problem and come up with solutions.

Thirty years in big bank project finance is the foundation of Bruce Jewels logjam-breaking successes.

For Bruce, doors are not locked, they’re simply closed a lot of the time. Africa Advisory’s excellent relationship with the world’s top banks opens the way to a range of appropriate and competitive solutions.


How we can help ?


Project finance

Project finance is key to development in Africa. And Africa Advisory’s access to areas of finance solution comes from years of painstakingly building and gaining trust and respect, through proving its worth and capacity and, most importantly, by its delivery success. Africa Advisory’s sole focus on Africa means it understands the business complexities of the region and will produce practical and appropriate solutions. Areas of specialisation include mining, energy, transport, telecommunications and infrastructure.


Investments

The selection of an investment facilitator is the important decision you will make for your project and trade financing needs on the African continent. Africa Advisory removes the guesswork and uncertainty. Our business acumen in Africa, hard–earned by long hands–on experience; wide range of personal and positive contacts in exactly the right place and our special skills of negotiation in the unique African business arena makes us exactly the right facilitator for you. In more ways than one, you’ll be glad you have us on your team.


Export and Pre-Export Finance

Africa Advisory facilitates the export finance journey by providing end-to-end finance facilitation in an operation that covers all bases from point of production to delivery at destination. Access to blue-chip financial facilities, extensive client base and longstanding, continent-wide relationships have opened many doors in provision of appropriate financing and associated facilities.


BBBEE

Concerted implementation of black economic empowerment in South Africa has encouraged significant development across all sectors. Africa Advisory has built a solid reputation as a reliable and knowledgeable facilitator of broadly based BEE structure.


Debt Swaps

Areas of Africa Advisory specialisation, debt swaps is a versatile and practical solution for certain investment in some continents. Recent success includes transactions in Central and West Africa.


African Advisory Associates

The Africa Advisory network of influential, on-the-ground relationships interlinks key African countries assuring quick access through the right doors.

Regional Associates

Angola Sindika Dokolo
Seymour Hall
Benin Peter Ibru
Botswana Trevor Mwamba
Cameroon Rene Awambang
Peter Ibru
Chad Nassir Arzamkhan
Cote d’lovire Daniele Fologo
DRC Jacky Ngandu
Fina Masangu-Makpolo
Gambia Sayed Mouktara
Ghana Emmanuel Ibru
Kenya Lee Nyachae
Harry Mwangi
Hardy Pemiwah
Malawi Shabir Gaffar
Madagascar Hassenein Hiridgee
Mozambique Jorge Lacerda
Namibia Walter Hailwax
Nigeria Rotimi Olugbohungbe
Adwale Sangawawa
Peter Ibru
Emmanuel Ibru
Republic of Congo Christian Otto
Uganda Elly Karuhanga
Margaret Ochanda
Zimbabwe Kombo Moyana
Daniel Chiwandamira
Other
UK Denton Wilde Sapte
USA Charles Krakoff
John Aycoth
RSA Mike Burt
First Step Capital
Trade Sean Elliot
Mining Keith Atkins
Telecommunications Wael Morsy