We help development finance institutions, investors, and project sponsors prepare, structure, and close investments that move Africa forward. From pipeline development to financial close — and everything in between.
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Volta Partners is an investment advisory and management consulting firm that helps investors and project sponsors turn promising opportunities into bankable investments across Africa and emerging markets.
What sets us apart is judgment and where we come from. Our founding team has worked inside the institutions that approve, structure, and finance Africa's largest investments — the African Development Bank, IFC, the World Bank, and British International Investment. We've sat in the investment committees. We know what it takes to get a project from concept to board approval to financial close.
We combine that institutional depth with investment banking execution, management consulting rigour, and on-the-ground knowledge across Francophone and Anglophone Africa. The result: advisory that doesn't just produce reports, but moves capital.
We work with clients before, during, and after the investment — wherever capital meets opportunity.
End-to-end support from origination to financial close. We help investors and sponsors structure, appraise, and execute investments that meet investment committee standards and attract financing.
Helping project sponsors and early-stage ventures become investment-ready. We build the commercial case, prepare bankable documentation, and connect sponsors with the right capital sources.
Maximising returns and impact for investors and portfolio companies. From operational turnarounds to digital transformation — we help investments deliver on their promise.
Integrating sustainability to strengthen the investment thesis and protect value creation. We design common-sense ESG strategies, measure development impact, and structure climate and blended finance instruments that diversify funding sources.
PPP advisory, investment climate reform, and investment promotion strategies. We help governments and development partners create the conditions for private capital to flow into priority sectors.
From pipeline development to financial close, across sectors and continents. Here is a selection of the work we have led.
Architected the private sector strategy and investment for an Africa-wide food & agri program, securing $300M+ in financing and building a $3B pipeline across 12 countries.
Embedded as a senior strategist within a major multilateral development bank's highest investment committee, strengthening board-readiness and processing quality across $2B+ in investment deals spanning 10 sectors and 16 countries.
Conducted commercial due diligence for a PE firm's acquisition of a major African fintech platform, then led the post-acquisition transformation program targeting a $2B+ valuation.
Designed an integrated climate finance mobilization framework for an African economy, structuring 8 interconnected instruments—from a $500M+ sovereign sustainability-linked bond to a national climate fund—to unlock private capital for climate action.
Managed a $30M blended finance facility as global coordinator, deploying capital alongside mainstream DFI investments across 8 African countries and securing a follow-on donor commitment worth double the initial allocation.
Established and led a new infrastructure investment origination capability at a major bilateral DFI, structuring deals across energy, transport, ports, and logistics sectors on the African continent.
Led the project finance workstream to raise over US$200 million for strategic port infrastructure projects at a pan-African logistics and port development platform.
Key member of a US$1 billion Africa-focused infrastructure debt fund team, contributing to over US$2 billion in financings across power, transport, logistics, and telecommunications sectors.
Advised on and arranged debt facilities for power, oil & gas, and infrastructure clients across Asia and Europe at a leading global investment bank, structuring cross-border project finance transactions.
Every Volta engagement is led by a principal with direct institutional and industry experience. No learning curves on your mandate. Zero ramp-up time.
Development finance professional with 20+ years spanning investment banking in West Africa ($1.7B+ deal flow), management consulting at Simon-Kucher & Partners, and multilateral development institutions — IFC, the World Bank, and the African Development Bank. MBA from HEC Paris.
Global infrastructure investment professional with 20+ years. Former Investment Director at British International Investment (BII). Head of Project Finance at Arise, raising US$200M+ for strategic port projects. Previously with Investec/EAIF ($1B fund, $2B+ financings) and Citigroup Hong Kong. MBA, Duke Fuqua.
Finance and investment executive with 20+ years across investment banking, private equity, and fintech. Career spans UBS Investment Bank, Emerging Capital Partners, Vantage Capital (Africa's largest mezzanine fund), and Standard Bank Group. MBA, Harvard Business School.
Investment banking and private markets professional with 17+ years. Former Director of Leveraged Finance Africa at Standard Chartered Bank (10+ years). Now Partner at 23mile Capital and Founder of Caena, advising PE and VC funds on portfolio value and restructuring. MIT Sloan executive programs.
Senior infrastructure investment executive with 20+ years. Spent 15 years at Africa Finance Corporation leading 20+ investments across power, renewables, petroleum logistics, and transport. Former GE Capital, Chevron, Accenture. Chartered Director. MBA, Kellogg School of Management.
Power sector professional with 18+ years. Former Managing Director of Kaduna Power Supply Company (KAPSCO), leading major solar deployment programs including 2.4MW across 47 healthcare facilities. Former Energy Consultant to Lagos State Government. Invited to join UNECA Team Africa Energy. Speaks 7 languages. MSc Renewable Energy, TU Berlin.
Investment professional with 13+ years in impact investing and development finance. Former Senior Investment Manager at Volta Capital (Dalberg Capital Partners), structuring blended finance vehicles across education, agriculture, insurance, and climate. Managed $22M+ debt raise and $500M insurance pipeline. BSc Actuarial Science, University of Nairobi. Executive MBA, Roxbourg (ongoing).
Strategy consultant and project manager specializing in SME investment readiness and private sector development across Francophone and Anglophone Africa. Led strategic diagnostics for 25+ African SMEs within AFD and Expertise France programmes, designed financing access plans, and built Miradi — a digital platform mapping 100+ development initiatives continent-wide. Trilingual (French, English, Wolof), based across Paris, Dakar, and Abidjan. Master's in International Development, Sciences Po Paris.
Energy and infrastructure finance specialist with nearly two decades across four continents. Founder/CEO of TAO Technologies (minigrids & energy software) and Associate Director at AP3 Advisory. Former Africa Director at Solar Philippines, policy analyst at RAND Corporation, and consultant at KPMG and Castalia. PhD, Pardee RAND Graduate School.
Tracking deal flow, project approvals, and capital commitments from Africa's leading development finance institutions and capital markets.
Whether you're preparing a project for financing, structuring a complex transaction, or looking to strengthen your investment pipeline — we'd like to hear from you.