Updated on 10 September 2026
African Banks Credit facility
Executive Director at Opulence Business Solitions
United Arab Emirates
About
The African Banks Credit Facility is an opportunity to provide debt funding to a leading Zimbabwean commercial bank, part of a regional banking group with operations across five Southern African markets. Listed on a regional stock exchange, the bank was recently recognised as Bank of the Year in its market. Its half year 2026 results show profit after tax of $16.7 million (up 26 percent), total assets of $390 million, customer deposits of $249 million, and a return on average equity of 36 percent, reflecting strong and consistent momentum.
Through this facility, the bank is seeking a minimum USD $50 million, structured as debt, to deploy into targeted growth sectors including manufacturing, tourism, mining and agriculture, alongside direct lending and treasury investment opportunities. This is a chance to place capital with a well governed, well capitalised institution that already has the regional footprint and local market access to put funds to productive use quickly.
I am working directly with the bank's senior leadership to finalise terms such as pricing, tenor and security ahead of a formal information memorandum, which can be shared with interested funds under NDA. Happy to set up an introductory conversation for those who want to explore the African Banks Credit Facility further.
Project Location
- Zimbabwe
Project Format
- Private Project
Go Global Project
- No
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)
- Yes
Project Stage
- Contract Drafting
Government approval on
2026
Contract awarded on
2027
Target completion by
2027
Main Project Sector
- Urban Development
Urban Development
- Smart City Development
- Property Development
Total Project Value
- 50,000,001 USD or above
Investment Capital Required
- 50,000,001 USD or above
Interested Format of Cooperation
- Direct Equity Investment
Preferred Financing Model
- Debt
- Equity
Type(s) of Last Financing Round of the project (if Applicable)
- Debt Financing
Return on Investment
6-8
Main Service(s) Required
- Financial Services
Financial Services
- Commercial Banking
- Fund Management
- Hedge Funds
- Institutional Investment
Similar opportunities
Project
- No
- No
- Debt
- Equity
- Consultancy
- Debt Financing
- Legal Advisory
- Private Project
- Fund Management
- Islamic Finance
- Private Banking
- Risk Management
- Urban Development
- Health Facilities
- Wealth Management
- Financial Services
- Investment Banking
- Legal Due Diligence
- Property Development
- Open for Negotiation
- 50,000,001 USD or above
- Financial Due Diligence
- 25,000,001 to 50,000,000 USD
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Investment / Financing Discussion
Nicholas Tamm
Managing Partner at Espada Capital
Australia
Project
Central & East European Private Equity Fund
- Yes
- Yes
- Equity
- Technology
- Manufacturing
- Joint Venture
- Bootstrapping
- Private Project
- Fund Management
- Public Utilities
- Urban Development
- Financial Services
- Open for Negotiation
- Partner Identification
- 50,000,001 USD or above
- 50,000,001 USD or above
- Direct Equity Investment
- Institutional Investment
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Public / Alternative Financing
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Transport and Logistics Infrastructure
- Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
- Public–private partnership / Concession
David Keresztes
Principal at Central Europe Trust
United Kingdom
Investment Target
- Open for Negotiation
Christopher Tang
Director at Longman Group
China (Hong Kong)