INVESTMENT BANKING
Debt Financing
Partner with a top lender in Africa
As industry leaders in originating, structuring, executing and distributing all types of funding across numerous specialist sectors, our Corporate Debt team ranks among the top in sub-Saharan Africa. We leverage our expertise to assist our corporate, financial sponsor and financial institution clients.
Corporate Debt
Plan your next move with a top-lender in sub-Saharan Africa
As industry leaders in originating, structuring, executing and distributing all types of funding across numerous specialist sectors, our Corporate Debt team ranks among the top in sub-Saharan Africa.
We leverage our expertise to assist our corporate, financial sponsor and financial institution clients in many jurisdictions, and cover all aspects of debt financing including syndicated and bilateral loans and bridge facilities.
Our African and selected market presence enables us to facilitate cross-border transactions in various currencies
Contact: David Renwick
Acquisition Finance
Raise capital and leverage credit investing opportunities to excel in your sector
Our loans and syndication teams work closely together to originate and execute a wide variety of financing opportunities to cover the full lifecycle of a transaction to ensure that your business expansion goals are met.
Our acquisition finance solutions include bridge loans, guarantees and term financing.
Contact: David Renwick
Leveraged Finance
Raise capital and leverage credit investing opportunities to excel in your sector
Our team provides comprehensive debt financing solutions for below investment-grade clients across all industry segments through our leveraged loan, high-yield bond, bridge financing and mezzanine debt products.
Our integrated product-structuring and syndication teams provide comprehensive financing solutions that support acquisitions, buy-outs, BEE transactions, recapitalisations and balance sheet optimisation.
Contact: David Renwick
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
