No one knows Africa like we do

With the bravery to imagine and the will to get things done, our Absa Nigeria team acted as Joint Lead Issuing House on the @DangoteCement deal, the largest corporate bond offering in the history of the Nigerian capital markets. The Absa Nigeria team acted as Joint Lead on the Dangote Cement Plc Deal, allocating NGN 116 billion across a 5-, 7-, and 10-year fixed-rate deal. This is the largest corporate bond offering in the history of the Nigerian capital markets.

Absa is proud to have supported and enabled the “greening” of the Transcend rental portfolio by providing a R147.5m green loan.  Transcend has Edge Certified a third of their portfolio and the remaining certifications will be rolled out in the short term. Edge Certification, the gold standard of residential sustainability measurement, ensures properties are at least 20% more energy, water and embodied energy materials efficient.

We are proud to have served as a Joint Global Co-ordinator and Bookrunner for Bidcorp's first €200 million syndicated multi-currency revolving credit facility. We also served as the Mandated Lead Arranger and Facility Agent.

We are proud to have acted as the Joint Mandated Lead Arranger for Air Liquide's R5.9 billion where we refinanced a portion of the acquisition of Sasol's air separation units located in Secunda, South Africa. This is the biggest oxygen production site in the world.

We are proud to have acted as the mandated lead arranger, facility agent and original lender to fund the acquisition of MultiChoice’s increased stake in BetKing.

We helped Tongaat Hulett restructure their R6.3 billion debt package.

Absa advised IHS on the acquisition, and sale and leaseback of 5,709 telecommunication towers from MTN in South Africa in a deal worth R6,4 billion. Through this transaction, IHS will enter South Africa and become the largest independent tower company in the country.

We are proud to have contributed R1.65bn and further leveraged our dedicated ESG financing team, to structure a R1.7bn sustainability-linked tranche that supports environmental protection and inclusive growth for our client Exemplar REITail Limited.

We are proud to have concluded a R2.5 billion transaction with Teraco to expand digital connectivity in Africa. The deal includes R2billion for a data centre construction in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and R500 million to provide liquidity and optimise capital structure for improved shareholder returns. This funding will accelerate growth in Teraco’s business, enabling them to sign up many large new clients while increasing their services to existing clients.

Developing and investing in commercial and residential property requires specialised focus, honed expertise and the right financial collaborators. Our team of multi-disciplinary experts continually assess markets for opportunities that offer sustainable growth streams.

Our partnerships are made possible by a dedicated team of property finance experts with extensive experience in structuring tailor-made, innovative financing solutions. We are excited to have successfully assisted Gateway Real Estate Africa (GREA) in funding the development of their 90-unit residential complex in Nairobi.

Green, clean, energy is the way to go.

Our R5,2bn deal with Globeleq demonstrates our commitment to the financing of clean energy and the acceleration of investments that make a sustainable impact on the communities we serve.

The bravery to imagine. That’s Africanacity.

Absa has paved new collaborative pathways in the form of a US$50 million risk-sharing facility with Development Financial Institution and Impact Investor, CDC Group.

It takes partners with strong foundations to build a brighter future. We’re proud to have successfully funded the Amdec Group for the construction of Harbour Arch, a mixed-use development comprising six residential towers.

Contributing R2.5 billion in capital funding to Teraco's data centre infrastructure development. That's Africanacity.

Refinancing of R958M

Commercial Property Finance with a positive outlook.

Commercial Property Finance with a positive outlook.

New Absa deal expected to inject R2 billion into South Africa's economy and attract R6 billion worth of new business sales opportunities.

Absa assists Angola’s national air carrier in acquiring six De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircrafts to the value of US$55 million.

Absa successfully concludes first cross-border CPF transaction to the value of US$40 million in Mozambique.