Renewable Energy
~US$23m
Interconnected solar mini-grid platform.
Financial modelling / capital structuring / development finance / investor readiness
Sub-Saharan Africa / Corporate Finance
Relationship-led
origination.
Institutional-grade
execution.
Westwood advises corporates, shareholders and project sponsors on capital raising, structured finance, M&A and complex strategic transactions - from preparation and structuring through investor engagement and execution.
The Westwood modelPrivate capital ↔
corporate opportunity
corporate opportunity
2008Established
IndependentCapital-source agnostic
Senior-ledTransaction execution
AfricaPrimary market focus
01 / The Westwood Model
Where private capital meets corporate opportunity.
Westwood sits between relationship-driven private capital and professional-adviser networks, and corporate and institutional finance. We use that position to originate both transactions and capital - then apply institutional corporate-finance discipline to execute.
Private capital & adviser networksRelationship-driven
Relationship-driven
capital
Family offices / UHNW investors / private banks / wealth managers / lawyers / trustees / independent advisers / cross-border networks
Capital + opportunity origination →
WESTWOOD
ORIGINATEASSESSSTRUCTUREEXECUTE
Corporate & institutional financeInstitutional
Institutional
transaction markets
Corporates / entrepreneurs / project sponsors / shareholders / private equity / private credit / banks / DFIs / strategic investors
← Transaction + capital execution
Relationships create access.Execution creates value.
02 / Capabilities
Built around transactions.
We work across the gap between an attractive opportunity and an institutionally investable transaction - strengthening the proposition, designing the capital structure and managing execution with the right counterparties.
01
Capital Advisory & Raising
Debt, equity, preferred equity, convertibles, growth capital and bespoke capital solutions.
↗02Structured & Private Credit
Working-capital, borrowing-base, asset-backed, refinancing and structured debt solutions.
↗03Mergers & Acquisitions
Buy-side, sell-side, strategic investments, joint ventures and shareholder transactions.
↗04Project & Infrastructure Finance
Project preparation, bankability, capital structuring and multi-party execution.
↗05Transaction Readiness & Strategic Finance
Financial modelling, valuation, investor materials, due diligence and governance readiness.
↗03 / Selected experience
Transactions, not just introductions.
Representative mandate experience is anonymised where appropriate. Public credentials are disclosed only where client and transaction confidentiality permits.
Agribusiness
US$2m
Senior secured borrowing-base revolver.
Borrowing-base design / lender model / covenant framework / lender preparation
Education Platform
Staged
Phased growth-capital strategy.
Feasibility / modelling / transaction readiness / investor engagement
Financial Technology
Strategic
Acquisition / combination process.
Transaction structuring / negotiation support / M&A advisory
04 / Relationship ecosystem
A network with a transaction purpose.
Our relationships create proprietary routes to opportunity, capital and specialist execution capability. The network extends Westwood's reach; Westwood remains accountable for transaction judgement and delivery.
Private capital
Capital Advisors Management
Multi-family-office and private-wealth relationship.
Strategic partnershipInventure
Mauritius corporate, fund and family-office infrastructure.
Growth ecosystemZER Consulting Africa
Growth-stage businesses, founders and scale-up opportunities.
Asia ↔ AfricaYI Partners
Cross-border business and investment network.
Execution supportOctave Partners
Additional financial-advisory and capital-raising capacity.
Relationship-led originationInstitutional-grade execution
Complex African transactions require more than access to capital.
They require preparation, judgement, structure and disciplined execution.
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