INVESTMENT BANKING
Capital Markets
Work with a top-tier African capital raising partner
With an impressive track record in raising debt and equity capital backed by extensive financial capabilities, we are well positioned to develop a bespoke solution for your business. Our African market presence enables us to facilitate cross-border transactions in various currencies, and our international presence provides access to global funding and the realisation of global growth.
Debt Capital Markets
Access international capital to meet your objectives
Our Debt Capital Markets team ranks among the top arrangers in our field. Our products include commercial paper, corporate bonds, municipal bonds and securitisation – and are supported by services that include origination, structuring, syndication and secondary trading for corporate, public sector and financial institution clients.
We assist our clients to access the debt capital markets in local currency across our presence in African markets or the international debt capital markets through our fully licenced offices in the UK and USA.
Contact: Kumeshen Naidoo
Equity Capital Markets
Get leading access to domestic, regional and emerging investment capital
Our equity capital markets capabilities provide access to pools of capital for investment on the continent from local and global investors.
Our competencies include initial public offerings, rights issue advisory and underwriting, follow-on offerings (primary capital raises, secondary placements and marketed offerings), convertible bonds and strategic share buy-backs. We also provide investor relations advisory and corporate access services to leverage interaction with local and global institutional investors.
Contact: Samira Hassanally
Latest insights
Leading-edge thinking from our team of financial and sector experts.
The Foschini Group – ZAR 3.95 billion Rights Offer
The largest fully underwritten rights offer in 2020, ensuring a strengthened balance sheet well-positioned for resilience and growth opportunities
Harmony Gold – ZAR3.5 billion Accelerated Bookbuild
The first material capital raise for an acquisition since the start of the South African COVID-19 related lockdown
Growthpoint Properties – ZAR 4.3 billion Accelerated Bookbuild
The largest accelerated bookbuild offering in 2020 and the largest equity raise since the start of the South African COVID-19 related lockdown, in support of the company’s strategy to reduce leverage, retain operating flexibility and continue development and investment activities
OUR TRACK RECORD
Feedback from our clients
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“Absa provided us with advice on matters related to project finance and maximising interest income on excess cash. The service received has been outstanding and we have had better-than forecasted interest earnings as a result of the guidance and restructuring provided by Absa CIB. We have also received substantial support for decision making purposes when it comes to financial instruments held with Absa.”
Dorper Wind Farm – South Africa
President, Trade Association - Africa
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"Absa has been a partner bank to ACWA Power since our first successful project bid, providing the group with project financing, working capital as well as mandated as the account bank for the project. Absa has provided great value through its service, tailored solutions, valuable insights and advisory to the group."
ACWA Power – UAE and Africa
President, Trade Association - Africa
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"As a partner bank to Marubeni for over 6 years, the Absa team has provided awesome service in assisting us to establish our South Africa office. Their always-available attitude has supported us to facilitate our entry into both the South African and African Market."
Marubeni Middle-East & Africa Power Limited – Japan
President, Trade Association - Africa
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"Having a Pan-African banking partner is very important to the group as it gives us a competitive advantage in the market. We are now able to go for the projects we want because we have a partner bank that understands our business and is ready to help us materialise our growth ambitions in the continent."
Gransolar Group – Spain
President, Trade Association - Africa
