INVESTMENT BANKING

Debt Financing

Invest in Africa with the right debt financing partner

By leveraging our deep regional knowledge – and our advisory, financing and capital raising expertise – our award-winning global team will tailor an ideal solution for your development needs to expand infrastructure, acquire assets or finance projects.

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Corporate Debt

Partner with a top lender in Africa

As a leading global arranger and underwriter of debt capital in high-yield markets, our Corporate Debt team ranks among the top in sub-Saharan Africa. We can assist you in with industry-leading solutions in origination, structuring, execution and distribution of all types of loans, spanning several specialist sectors.

Acquisition Financing

Plan your next move with trusted guidance and expertise

Our loans and syndication teams can assist you in integrating all aspects of strategic acquisition finance across the full lifecycle of a transaction to ensure that your business expansion goals are met.

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Commercial Property Financing

Commercial Property Finance

Partner with a team of multi-disciplinary specialists

Our team of experts continuously assess markets and monitor risks, advising clients using a data-driven approach to identify real supply-demand imbalances that present opportunities.

We tailor the ideal funding structure for our clients’ commercial property investment and development needs ­– from expanding infrastructure to acquiring or replacing assets and financing projects.

Leveraged Finance

Raise capital and leverage credit investing opportunities to excel in your sector

We support your growth ambitions with comprehensive debt financing solutions across all industry segments.

Whether you’re implementing corporate acquisitions, require assistance with BEE transactions or want to optimise your balance sheets, our team can assist in designing a purpose-built solution for you.

LEVERAGED FINANCE

Latest insights

Leading-edge thinking from our team of financial and sector experts.

PROPERTY INSIGHTS

Absa 2025 MSCI South Africa Property Index Annual Results

MSCI Real Estate is a global leader in real estate investment tools, delivering critical business intelligence to institutional investors and real estate owners, managers and brokers worldwide.

RISK MANAGEMENT

No New JIBAR Prohibition

With nine months remaining until the formal cessation of the Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate (JIBAR) on 31 December 2026, the South African Reserve Bank Prudential Authority (SARB PA) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), together “the Authorities”, have issued a joint communication instructing financial institutions to stop initiating new JIBAR-linked transactions, products and exposures from 1 May 2026.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The business playbook for a stronger rand

Chris Paizis, Head of Client FX and International Banking at Absa CIB, outlines the options for corporate treasurers when the rand strengthens against the US dollar.

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