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ADANSONIA COPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
ADANSONIA
CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
Experience and Footprint in Africa
We facilitate transactions on the African continent. In addition, the Adansonia Group
has access to co-investment equity capital via Adansonia PE Opportunities, which is used
where clients require additional co-investment capital, provided returns and risk parameters
are attractive. Adansonia PE Opportunities strictly co-invests on an invitation basis after any
potential conflict has been declared and cleared, thus avoiding competition for
transaction flow with private equity investors.
Property Medical Distribution Mining Manufacturing Retail
ADANSONIA
CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
Adansonia Corporate Finance leverages off the knowledge, presence and contact base of the
wider Adansonia Group which has an extensive client, attorney and accountant network in
eighteen sub–Saharan African countries. We are focused on facilitating investment into Africa,
by assisting;
• owners of African operating companies to raise debt and/or equity, or to sell businesses; all
wrapped in a flexible mergers & acquisitions (“M&A”) service offering;
• private equity funds, family offices and corporate investors interested in African
investments, in sourcing potential investments that fit with their investment mandate, and/
or to sell investments on their behalf, again wrapped in a flexible M&A service offering.
We wrap all our services in a flexible M&A service offering which may (depending on
circumstances and client needs) include;
• strategic advice;
• valuations and preparation of necessary reports;
• assistance in negotiations with debt providers or potential buyers/investors;
• referral to other proven in country service providers and experts;
• assistance during due diligence; and
• project management of the M&A process from start to completion.
Our approach treats each engagement and its proposed fee structure as unique, and varies
according to the complexity, amount of work required, and size of transaction. We are prepared
to take some fee risk in undertaking certain projects where we have a good understanding of
the strategic intent of the client, and a measure of confidence regarding the likelihood of
success.
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CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
An outline of the primary services we provide are as follows:
• Raising Debt Finance for African Companies
Identifying the most suitable funders for your business is essential to increase the chances
of success. We have access to and knowledge of the credit requirements of a broad range
of banks and credit funds operating in sub – Saharan Africa, and are thus able to create a
shortlist of the most likely funders for the borrower’s profile taking into account the
transaction size, risk parameters, available security, geography etc. Following an
introduction to the shortlisted potential credit providers, we have experience in and the
ability to manage the process on your behalf right through to draw down on the facility.
• Raising Equity Finance for African Companies
Our approach treats each engagement and its proposed fee structure as unique, and
varies according to the complexity, amount of work required, and size of transaction. We
are prepared to take some fee risk in undertaking certain projects where we have a good
understanding of the strategic intent of the client, and a measure of confidence regarding
the likelihood of success.
• Selling African Businesses
Regardless of whether the seller is a private equity fund, or a corporate shareholder, our
network of African investors and our knowledge of their investment objectives allows us to
narrow down potential buyers, followed by M&A assistance in completing the process as
required.
ADANSONIA
CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
THE TEAM
Mark Elliott – Executive Director
Mark studied a BCom economics & informatics and an honours in investment
management. He started out his career at Investec Bank as a business analyst
managing the groups capital from a regulatory perspective. He then moved into a
specialised finance role providing clients with a variety of funding mechanisms, both
on and off-balance sheet. Deals ranged in size from R10 Million to R600m. Mark then
moved to RMB where he worked in the structured finance team. With banking
experience of over 12 years he has a great network in South Africa and Africa of
funders, private equity companies and banks to help facilitate deal implementations.
Brendon Jones – Director
Brendon worked in London in a range of investment banking focused and consulting
over a six-year period working for JP Morgan Chase, West Landes Bank, Deutsche
Bank, Citibank and Reuters. After completing his MBA at the Graduate School of
Business, University of Cape Town in 2003, he headed for Thailand where he set up an
entrepreneurial venture and then spent 2 years as an accounting and information
technology business consultant.
Upon moving to Mauritius in November 2006, Brendon became a shareholder and
was appointed Managing Director of Inter-Ocean Management Limited, a Mauritian
offshore management company. Inter-Ocean Management Limited was successfully
sold to the Maitland Group, and rebranded Maitland (Mauritius) Limited in June 2012.
After completing his earnout at Maitland (Mauritius) Limited in 2014, Brendon, in
partnership with Rudolf Pretorius and Zain Madarun formed Adansonia Holdings
Limited where he is now the CEO.
Brendon serves, inter alia, on the boards/investment committees of:
• Denham Capital’s African mining platform and its portfolio companies
• Alphamin Resources Corporation, a listed TSX company
• Novare Fund Manager Limited
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CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
Rudolf Pretorius - Director
Rudolf qualified as a chartered accountant with PWC in South Africa. He joined Rand
Merchant Bank Limited (RMB) in 1987 in the Corporate Finance division, which
included the bank’s private equity activities. As RMB representative, Rudolf has been
involved since the start in the development and growth of Outsurance as an active
non-executive director. He was appointed to the FirstRand Limited’s executive
committee, taking responsibility for mortgage lending and private banking in the group.
Board positions included First National Bank, Aegis and Outsurance. Rudolf also served
on the RMB Private Equity Investment Committee up to 1998.
After leaving the FirstRand group at the end of 1999, Rudolf formed Treacle Private
Equity with two partners. They successfully invested and exited two funds with capital
returned in excess of R1bn. Rudolf relocated to Mauritius in 2011.
He presently serves, inter alia, on the boards/investment committees of:
• Outsurance Insurance Company Limited in South Africa
• Sourcecode Technology Holdings Inc in Seattle, USA
• Denham Capital’s African mining platform and its portfolio companies
• Alphamin Resources Corporation, a listed TSX company
• Novare Africa Fund PCC
• Atlantic Leaf Limited, an AIM listed company
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CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
CONTACT US MARK ELLIOTT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) mark.elliott@adansoniaholdings.com +230 5 259 7241 BRENDON JONES (DIRECTOR) brendon.jones@adansoniaholdings.com +230 5 250 2791 RUDOLF PRETORIUS (DIRECTOR) rudolf.pretorius@adansoniaholdings.com +230 5 970 0240 Suite 1 Perrieri Office Suites C2-302, Level 3, Office Block C La Croisette Grand Baie 30517 Mauritius Phone: +230 269 4166 / +230 269 0079 www.adansoniacorporatefinance.com
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