INVESTMENT BANKING
Corporate Advisory
Partner with a trusted African advisor to realise opportunities
Our extensive African footprint and expert insights enable us to guide our clients on a range of strategic transactions, navigating them through otherwise complicated financial and regulatory environments.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Realise your expansion ambitions across African markets
As a recognised industry leader, our M&A team delivers strategic advisory services in transactions initiated within or beyond Africa, and across diverse and growing African economies.
Our extensive knowledge of local financing markets and legal and jurisdictional frameworks positions us to help you achieve your expansion goals.
Latest insights
Leading-edge thinking from our team of financial and sector experts.
East Africa’s Real Estate Market Primed for Those Who Know It Best
In 2023, a financing deal quietly redrew the boundaries of East Africa’s real estate playbook. Acorn Holdings Limited secured KES 6.7 billion from Absa Group and Absa Bank Kenya to develop ten purpose-built student accommodation sites across Nairobi.
South Africa is high on the list for Global HFT Firms
High-Frequency Trading Firms Eye South Africa: What’s Driving the Shift? So, what exactly are High-Frequency Trading (HFT) firms, and why have they become critical to today’s financial ecosystem?
TradeTech Europe 2025
If you're looking for a digitally-led African banking partner with the swift trading capabilities and innovative solutions required to unlock opportunities across the continent and the globe, look no further.
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
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